Blinken Announces Global Coalition Targeting Fentanyl Crisis
- Washington enlisting more than 40 nations in new effort
- China has been invited to join, State Department official says
Antony Blinken
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is establishing a new coalition of nations to counter the threat posed by illicit synthetic drugs, as the US presses China to stop exporting chemicals used in fentanyl.
The new group will develop plans to target fentanyl, the biggest killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49, and other synthetic drugs including tramadol, methamphetamine, captagon, MDMA and ketamine. Blinken said he will host a virtual ministerial meeting on July 7 to launch the new coalition with dozens of nations and international organizations.