Epoch Times - Inside the Fentanyl Supply Chain: Michael Brown
Aired: 2024-09-05
Duration: 00:57

[00:00:00]  Currently there is a surplus of fentanyl pills in America.
[00:00:04]  The surplus, I believe, is driving increased addiction rates because now fentanyl pill prices are going down.
[00:00:11]  Drug usage is going up.
[00:00:13]  Addiction rates are going up.
[00:00:14]  In this episode, I sit down with Michael Brown, a former DEA special agent and current director of counter-narcotics technology for Rigaku analytical devices.
[00:00:24]  The cartels are now mass-producing multi-ton quantities of fentanyl, which is a direct indication that they're receiving more precursor chemicals from China.
[00:00:34]  We dig deep into the fentanyl crisis and illicit drug trade in the U.S.
[00:00:39]  And get an insider's look into the narcotics supply chain from China to Mexico to the southern U.S.
[00:00:45]  border.
[00:00:46]  We've passed the point of no return in terms of reducing addiction and rate to what's coming into the country in terms of narcotics.
[00:00:53]  Until we can reduce the supply chain, we're not going to be able to reduce the addiction rate.