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Mayorkas: ‘China bears responsibility’ for US fentanyl epidemic

By Anna Giaritelli
Published July 20, 2023 8:42pm ET
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Mayorkas: ‘China bears responsibility’ for US fentanyl epidemic
The Biden administration’s top homeland security official laid the blame for the nation’s fentanyl epidemic at China’s doorstep and called for its government to block the export of precursor ingredients. “China bears responsibility,” said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a discussion at the Aspen Institute’s security summit in Colorado Thursday. “[China] produces chemicals, many […]

The Biden administration’s top homeland security official laid the blame for the nation’s fentanyl epidemic at China’s doorstep and called for its government to block the export of precursor ingredients.

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