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U.S. Indicts Eight for Fentanyl Precursors in China Operation

3/25/2026

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The U.S. Justice Department indicted six Chinese citizens and two pharmaceutical companies for supplying chemical precursors used to manufacture fentanyl smuggled into the United States under Operation Box Cutter.
The defendants were linked to Shandong Believe Chemical Company and Shandong Ranhang Biotechnology and allegedly marketed precursors to U.S. drug traffickers using cryptocurrency.
FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized U.S.-China cooperation and said the indictments send a strong message to drug traffickers.

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The U.S. Justice Department indicted six Chinese citizens and two pharmaceutical companies for supplying chemical precursors used to manufacture fentanyl smuggled into the United States under Operation Box Cutter.
The defendants were linked to Shandong Believe Chemical Company and Shandong Ranhang Biotechnology and allegedly marketed precursors to U.S. drug traffickers using cryptocurrency.
FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized U.S.-China cooperation and said the indictments send a strong message to drug traffickers.