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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

US announces sanctions against 14 foreign companies for importing fentanyl

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Fentanyl was linked to the majority of the more than 100,000 fatal drug overdoses in the US in 2020. Photograph: Joaquin Corbalan pastor/Alamy

The US has announced sanctions and indictments against 14 Chinese and Canadian firms for importing fentanyl, one of the most sweeping actions yet to target trafficking of the powerful synthetic opiate.

Officials from the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies announced the actions on Tuesday.

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