Shadowy 'brokers' of the fentanyl trade

A special report on how they smuggle chemicals for Mexican cartels.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Edson Caldas, Newsletter Editor The 'brokers' helping Mexico's cartels smuggle fentanyl chemicals from China   REUTERS/Illustration/Catherine Tai As part of a series on the chemical trade behind America's opioid crisis, Reuters has already looked at fentanyl's deadly chemistry, how traffickers exploit a US trade law and how Donald Trump will seek a harder line to stop the flow of Chinese-made chemicals. Today, Reuters published a new installment of that series. This special report by Drazen Jorgic, Laura Gottesdiener and Stephen Eisenhammer shows that chemical brokers are the supply chiefs of the fentanyl trade, funneling ingredients to Mexico's producers. Industry insiders explained how they use bribery, tricks and violence to feed the pipeline. Read the full article Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036