Chinese fentynal dealer busted by the DEA
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SAN ANTONIO — Chinese fentynal dealer busted by the DEA as he shipped thousands of dollars worth of fentynal into South Texas.
The DEA tells Fox San Antonio how the Chinese government help to bust the dealer in this week’s On the Frontlines with the DEA.
It’s a case that was years in the making, but now a major fentynal dealer from China has been taken down after the DEA identified him as the person shipping fentynal to Texas. The tiniest amount of this drug has proven to be deadly all over the country. In fact according to the DEA, fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal drug overdoses claiming 49,000 lives in 2017. So when a man in China was identified shipping a kilo of fentynal into Texas the DEA was quick to move.
“At that time a parcel was seized of a bout a kilogram of what is known as molly MDMA. An investigation was done and what started as a kilogram turned into a lot more. We found out that this company was sending this product all over the country and actually all over the world,” said Dante Sorianello, the assistant special agent in charge of the San Antonio district.
The seller was in China and he would coordinate the movement of MDMA, steroids and fentynal all over the world including to a buyer right here in Texas.
“We found out that this lone individual had received over the past several years over 52 kg of MDMA that makes a lot of stimulant getting out on the streets and that’s just one individual,” said Sorianello.
But this case could not have been closed according to the DEA without the help of the Chinese government who help find a hidden lab in operating in China.
“Ultimately with our Chinese partners the Chinese government was able to identify that laboratory, seize it, dispose of the laboratory and arrest that individual,” said Sorianello.
Is it illegal to ship via. Is it illegal to ship via the us postal service and is it also illegal via a private company like UPS or Fedex?” Yami asked. “You’re dealing with a controlled substance, so yes it’s all illegal,” said Sorianello.
The DEA says that if you are caught shipping drugs via the us postal service vs a private company there are laws that allow them file more charges against you.
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Legalization would permit controlled dosing and pharmaceutical quality.
Am I the only one that is frustrated with no one using current stats? How do you know what is currently going on, how are we supposed to trust anything they say? The powers that be are constantly using outdated stats to pass legislation, how can it be relevant without current stats?