Synthetic drugs: US builds a global coalition

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken created a new coalition that includes more than 40 countries to counter the threat posed by illicit synthetic drugs in that country. At the same time, the US pressured China to stop exporting chemicals made from fentanyl, the biggest killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49.

The new group will develop aircraft to attack fentanyl, the greatest murderer of americans between the ages of 18 and 49, and other synthetic drugs, such as tramadol, methamphetamine, captagon, MDMA, and ketamine. Blinken said he will host a virtual ministerial meeting on July 7th for the launch of the new coalition with dozens of countries and international organizations.

They warn that fentanyl will win the war on drugs in the United States

“This coalition seeks to unite countries around the world in a concerted effort to prevent the illicit production and trafficking of synthetic drugs, identify emerging drug trends, and effectively respond to their public health impacts,” Blinken said. in a statement on Friday.

The coalition of more than 40 countries includes the EU, Japan, Germany, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Panama and Peru. Porcelain has been invited to join but has not been confirmed, a senior State Department official required prior to announcement. But the meeting sent a representative to a week to discuss the initiative, which the US takes as a positive sign, the official said.

China was invited; will meet this week to discuss the initiative

The US is not committing new funding to the coalition, but hopes to learn more about how precursor chemicals move around the world, according to the official, who asked not to be named. The US also wants to encourage better labeling and control at ports, and get an idea of ​​what resources countries might need to help combat synthetic drugs, the official said.

The announcement of the coalition’s creation comes shortly after Blinken visited China and raised the issue. The Chinese private companies export Many of the chemicals used to create fentanylwhich is about 50 times stronger than heroin, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, before it is trafficked into the US and other countries.

“I made it clear that we need much greater cooperation to address this issue”Blinken said in Beijing. He commented that the US and China had discussed a joint effort to stem the flow of precursor chemicals.

The US authority said that China has supported it in the past. The China’s fentanyl shipments to the US fell to near zero when Beijing puts it on its drug export control list in 2019, said the official.