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DEA Sets New Import, Export Restrictions for 4 Fentanyl-Related Substances

The Drug Enforcement Administration is listing four fentanyl-related substances -- fentanyl carbamate, ortho-fluoroacryl fentanyl, ortho-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl and para-fluoro furanyl fentanyl -- under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a final rule released May 3. The four…

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substances had already been temporarily controlled under a 2018 order that's set to expire May 6 (see 2004090045). The permanent listing takes effect May 4. “The regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis, or possess), or propose to handle any of these four specified fentanyl-related substances will continue to be applicable permanently as a result of this action.”