💨 Abstract

Reuters won the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting for a series on the international trade in fentanyl chemicals, revealing easy access to cheap precursor chemicals that fuel America's synthetic opioid crisis. The series, titled "Fentanyl Express," exposed how Chinese suppliers exploited a US trade regulation loophole to bypass customs inspections and how Mexican chemical brokers facilitate the trade for drug cartels.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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