China, fentanyl

China is taking issue with Trump’s move to link tariffs to fentanyl
Trump cited the fentanyl issue as the reason for imposing a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports in early February, on top of any existing duties. He doubled that to 20% earlier this month. He also has cited fentanyl, along with other reasons, for imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
China says US has undermined fentanyl cooperation by imposing tariffs
China said on Wednesday that the U.S. has undermined bilateral counter-narcotics cooperation by imposing tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl, calling on Washington to stop using the issue as a bargaining chip to "blackmail" the country.
China says U.S. owes ‘big thank you’ on fentanyl, urges talks
Officials from China’s Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Public Security said in a briefing the country has achieved success in controlling the drugs and done all it can for the U.S.
China says it’s willing to cooperate with the U.S. on fentanyl
China is willing to do more to address U.S. concerns about illicit fentanyl trade, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters Wednesday.
S.F.’s top Chinese diplomat rebukes Trump’s China tariffs, fentanyl accusations
In response to an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the Chinese Consul General in San Francisco, Zhang Jianmin, issued a sharp condemnation Wednesday of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 20% tariffs on all Chinese imports and targeting of China over the fentanyl overdose crisis.

26 arrested in largest fentanyl bust in county history

Prison for N.J. man who sold teens fatal doses of fentanyl disguised as Percocet pills
A man who sold fentanyl disguised as Percocet pills to two teenagers, leading to their deaths, has been sentenced to prison.
Fentanyl, meth, and heroin found in Federal Way motel after overdose
Federal Way Police searched the motel and found over 7 pounds of meth, 5,000 fentanyl pills, two bags of a black tar ...
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Tariffs, eh? Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico
President Donald Trump has justified tariffs on Canadian imports by citing a flood of smuggled fentanyl. But nearly all of ...
Film that aims to educate parents, teens about fentanyl dangers airs in Lodi
It's called "Fentanyl High," a 60-minute documentary that follows teenagers, parents and health officials' perspectives on ...
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Fentanyl crisis sparks advocacy for harm reduction efforts in recovery
For years, individuals battling opioid addiction have faced a grim choice: get clean or die. But some people now see a third ...
Long Island drug dealer indicted for dog fighting and selling ‘enough fentanyl to kill more than 65,000 people’
"He should live in the same squalor that he put these poor dogs in and let him learn that little life lesson." ...
"This is our biggest bust yet," CA attorney general says of fentanyl seizure in Los Angeles County
While announcing criminal charges in the case, Attorney General Rob Bonta said the recent seizure of more than 50 pounds of ...
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Teenager pleads guilty to selling deadly fentanyl dose
A 19-year-old Sioux Falls man admits to selling the pill that killed a Yankton teenager. On Thursday, Udda Kobaba pleaded ...
Grand Forks inmate accused of distributing fentanyl in correctional center
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) - An inmate is facing additional charges, accused of distributing fentanyl in the Grand Forks County Correctional Center. Jeremie Castoreno made his first court ...
'The best part of me': 2 California mothers remember sons after arrest in their fentanyl deaths
Keanu Apodaca Young died in 2021 and Matthew Fatooh died in 2024 after Keon Taylor allegedly supplied them fentanyl, ...