Despite this, trade in other chemicals involved in the production of Fentanyl – some of which may have legitimate goals – remain uncontrolled because those who participate in trade find new ways to avoid the law.
A review of several US charges, which includes details of secret agents that communicate with Chinese manufacturers, suggests that some chemical companies in China are selling chemicals – including controlled – in the knowledge that they are designed to make Fentonil.
Dozens of charges considered by the BBC check the details when Chinese manufacturers have given instructions on how to make Fentonil from the products they sell through encrypted platforms and payments of cryptocurrencies.
“So, you have these massive cracks where criminals are selling legal products, but they deliberately sell them criminal,” says Wanda Felbab-Branba, a senior foreign policy officer at the Broaking Institute.
In its statement, China said that in the past there were some strict drugs and in the past conducted joint operations with the United States.
“The United States needs to view and solve the Fentanyl problem,” the statement reads.
And while China remains the main source of chemicals used to make fentanyl, DEA also identified India as the main source that arises. external for these chemicals.
Since January 2025, two chemical companies in India have been charged with the supply of chemicals used to produce Fentonil and Mexico.
