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FBI’s Kash Patel announces China deal to halt Fentanyl precursors

According to Patel, Chinese authorities fully designated and listed 13 fentanyl precursors and agreed to control seven subsidiary chemicals used in production — a move he said would “save tens of thousands of lives.”

FBI Director Kash Patel / Lalit K Jha

FBI Director Kash Patel on Nov. 12 announced what he called a “historic” agreement with China to halt the flow of chemical precursors used in manufacturing fentanyl, crediting President Donald J. Trump’s direct engagement with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the breakthrough.

“Effective immediately, President Trump has shut off the pipeline that creates fentanyl that kills tens of thousands of Americans,” Patel said, calling it the “first of its kind achievement by any president.”

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