Fentanyl
US sanctions Gorditas Chiwas over alleged Sinaloa Cartel ties
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The US Department of the Treasury imposed financial sanctions on Wednesday, May 20, against the Gorditas Chiwas restaurant in Chihuahua and 12 individuals for their alleged role in money laundering networks linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.
Kouri Richins, the children's book writer who penned a grief story after her spouse's death, was handed a life sentence without parole this week for his murder. A Utah court convicted her of lacing Eric Richins's drink with a massive fentanyl dose in March 2022.
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On Wednesday, United States authorities charged Chinese nationals and companies in two separate cases with offenses including conspiring to smuggle advanced AI chips to China and drug trafficking with money laundering. One case involves smuggling American-made AI chips via Thailand, the other an alleged fentanyl supply chain.
Following President-elect Donald Trump's executive order last week designating fentanyl a 'weapon of mass destruction,' analysts note it aligns with ongoing US-China anti-drug efforts without straining ties. Canada is separately seeking deeper collaboration with China to curb fentanyl precursors entering North America.