U.S. Sanctions Chinese and Mexican Groups Tied to Counterfeit Fentanyl Production

The Biden administration imposed sanctions on 17 people and groups in China and Mexico accused of enabling the production of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills.
The U.S. Treasury Department said the sanctions target those involved in selling equipment like pill presses used to give the pills a legitimate appearance.
The sanctions are part of an effort by the Biden administration to curb the flow of illicit fentanyl into the U.S. as overdose deaths surpass 100,000.
Fentanyl is an opioid 50 times stronger than heroin that is frequently mixed into counterfeit pills, often resulting in lethal overdoses.
The U.S. has been pushing China to do more to stop the flow of chemicals used to make fentanyl from being exported.