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Fruit of The Poisonous Tree: Origins of the Fentanyl Problem

Written by Michael Brown | Jun 27, 2022 2:15:05 PM

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Welcome to The Opioid Matrix: A Journey Into The Rabbit Hole. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the International Side of the war on drugs.
In our conversation with Michael Brown, Counter-Narcotics Interdiction Business Development  Director at Rigaku Analytical Devices, we talk about:
  • The symbiotic relationship between Chinese Crime groups and Mexican cartels has resulted in the mass murder of thousands of Americans from fentanyl overdoses.
  • Cooperation between international express transshipment companies like Fedex, UPS and DHL and US law enforcement is essential in identifying thousands of parcels that are shipped from China to Mexico containing precursor chemicals used in the production of fentanyl. These transshipment companies are the unwilling life sustaining support system for the cartels.
  • Potential Big Data Shipping Auditing analysis could be the way forward for identifying suspect parcels shipped from China to Mexico. Track and attack to stop the precursors from making their way to clandestine drug labs in Mexico. 

Views expressed in this material are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Rigaku Analytical Devices.

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