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> lol, are we back to the 19th century?

Are you suggesting that the opium trade in the golden triangle and China is not a thing?

If it makes you feel better, we can call it heroin, which is derived from opium.




Unlike the first opium war, the current incarnation includes a fentanyl supply chain that terminates in North America and starts ..where?


A lot of the precursors are made in Wuhan [1], and then make their way to labs in Mexico before the product is sent to the US [2].

1. https://archive.ph/5HZFc 2. https://www.wsj.com/story/inside-the-mexican-cartels-that-ru...


A lot of it is made in China ironically enough last time I looked.




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