Washington: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 17 individuals and entities involved in the international proliferation of equipment used to produce illicit drugs.
Washington, June 1: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against 17 individuals and entities in China and Mexico, accusing them of providing equipment that Mexican drug cartels use to develop fentanyl-spiked fake pills for the US market, VOA News reported.
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The decision of the US Treasury Department coordinated with the Mexican government is part of the US crackdown on the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs from Mexico.
The U.S. has sanctioned more than a dozen people and businesses in China and Mexico that allegedly helped provide machines used to make counterfeit prescription.