USA. Super-Potent Synthetic Opioids Spread Across US Amid Fentanyl Crackdown
USA. Super-Potent Synthetic Opioids Spread Across US Amid Fentanyl Crackdown
The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) started tracking nitazene-related seizures around 2014, but it wasn’t until 2019 that it saw a marked increase. Since then, federal authorities have scheduled dozens of nitazenes as illegal substances, launched undercover operations, filed indictments, and imposed tariffs on China, where many of the laboratories manufacturing and supplying nitazenes and fentanyl are known to reside.
Yet, figures provided to Bellingcat by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) show the United States has reported 26 different kinds of nitazenes since 2019 — the second highest number globally, after Canada. (Bellingcat, USA, 18.06.2026)
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