Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic
BY Agencies9 Oct 2016 4:16 AM IST
Agencies9 Oct 2016 4:16 AM IST
For a few thousand dollars, Chinese companies offer to export a powerful chemical that has been killing unsuspecting drug users and is so lethal that it presents a potential terrorism threat, an investigation has found.
The AP identified 12 Chinese businesses that said they would export the chemical a synthetic opioid known as carfentanil to the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Australia for as little as $2,750 a kilogram (2.2 pounds), no questions asked.
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