| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
China Announces Scheduling Controls of Carfentanil and other Fentanyl Compounds
(WASHINGTON D.C.) – China’s National Narcotics Control Commission announced this week that scheduling controls against four fentanyl-class substances – carfentanil, furanyl fentanyl, valeryl fentanyl, and acryl fentanyl – will begin on March 1, 2017. This announcement is the culmination of ongoing collaboration between the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Government of China, and reaffirms the shared commitment to countering illicit fentanyl. (DEA, Public Affairs, 17.02.2017)