White House Says Cooperation With China Reducing Fentanyl Seizures at US Airports
The numbers of seizures of fentanyl precursor drugs at U.S. airports is beginning to decline as China cracks down on its manufacturers, administration officials said during a call with reporters.
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"We have information that the [People's Republic of China] started taking action against Chinese synthetic drug and chemical precursor suppliers right around the time of the summit and in the following months. So we saw companies shut down. We saw international payment accounts blocked," a senior administration official said.
The call also announced a counter narcotics trip to China planned this week, including top DHS officials, such as Rob Silvers, undersecretary for strategy, policy, and plans; Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller; and Katrina Berger, head of Homeland Security Investigations.