Chinese suppliers fuel illicit Fentanyl trade with cryptocurrency payments

Chinese chemical suppliers have emerged as key facilitators in the illicit fentanyl trade, providing necessary precursor chemicals to drug cartels worldwide. According to a recent report by Elliptic, a leading crypto analytics platform, over 90 China-based companies were identified as suppliers of fentanyl precursors, with about 90% of them accepting cryptocurrency as payments. China’s ban ... Read more