CBSA seizes hundreds of litres of precursor chemicals from China used to produce fentanyl (voiceonline.com)

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On May 13 and 15, CBSA border services officers examined two marine containers from China that were both destined for Calgary, Alberta. The containers were flagged and referred to border services officers by CBSA intelligence personnel in the Pacific Region and from the National Targeting Centre.

Within the containers, CBSA officers found 60 clear jugs and 20 blue drums containing the following precursor chemicals:

- 3,600L of 1,4 Butanediol – precursor for GHB, also known as the ‘date-rape drug’
- 500L of Propionyl Chloride – a fentanyl precursor
- 200L of Gamma butyrolactone (GBL)

The investigation is ongoing.

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago

Trading with China is questionable at best.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago

Wait until you find out how much contraband comes from the US.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Wait until you find out how much contraband comes from the US.

Well, yeah, but now that we're trying to disentangle ourselves from them, why should we just jump straight into bed with an equally abusive new partner?

[-] HertzDentalBar 2 points 3 days ago

The point is it's not the government doing it it's organized crime and other entities. So why should that impact anything?

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 9 points 3 days ago

Still better than trading with the US.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

It's not really tho, is it?

In reality it's like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

Has China said anything about intending to annex us?

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 points 3 days ago

Nah still better

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The Chinese ambassador says trade is set to treble, so we’ll be seeing a lot more of these shipments.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 8 points 3 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model

[-] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

A good example right here is the "also known as the date rape drug" bit. Yes sure, it's true GHB can and has been used for nefarious purposes. But it's mostly a drug that people do recreationally.