Mexico and China Seek to Stem Fentanyl’s Deadly Cross-Pacific Flow

  • Three governments have traded blame over the deadly epidemic
  • Synthetic opioid is 50 times more potent than heroin
Officials unload hundreds of pounds of seized fentanyl and other illicit drugs in Tijuana, Mexico.Photographer: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post/Getty Images
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Mexico is in talks with China to stem the flow of fentanyl ingredients as the US pressures source countries to curb the opioid epidemic.

After a war of words earlier this year, Mexico and China have since been in conversations about the topic, and are now looking to hold a high-level meeting, according to people familiar with the discussions.