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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/42569942

No fentanyl had been seized at Japan’s borders in the six years through 2024, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, after a media report alleged a Chinese group in Japan smuggled chemicals into the United States to make the synthetic drug.

  • Gladaed@feddit.orgEnglish
    111·
    13 hours ago

    That’s probably indicative of widespread and effective corruption and quality of smuggling operations to prevent a single loss of product! /S

      • Bravo@eviltoast.orgEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Yeah all governments have a tendency to sweep problems under the rug, but Japan are a whole other level. They NEVER admit to anything ever being wrong.