CBC: DEA administrator Terrance Cole said U.S. law enforcement officials are “very conscious” of fentanyl being manufactured in Canada for export across the border and there have been “significant seizures” of the drug in Canada over the past two months.
…”We need to make sure that we keep an eye on the northern border as well. We see more precursors coming into the Port of Vancouver, coming into Canada,” Cole said.
Canadian traffickers then ship the precursors — the chemical ingredients of illicit drugs — to locations around the country for manufacturing, and have started producing fentanyl in Canada “with the Mexican cartels,” Cole said…