Civil Forfeiture Case Reveals B.C. Fentanyl Network Tied to Chinese Precursor Shift

Seizures included significant amounts of 4-Piperidone — a key upstream fentanyl precursor that Chinese suppliers adopted after U.S. restrictions on NPP and ANPP

Aug 18, 2025

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VANCOUVER — A new civil forfeiture case in British Columbia has surfaced extraordinary details about a clandestine fentanyl production network that investigators say operated with academic-level expe…

Civil Forfeiture Case Reveals B.C. Fentanyl Network Tied to Chinese Precursor Shift

Seizures included significant amounts of 4-Piperidone — a key upstream fentanyl precursor that Chinese suppliers adopted after U.S. restrictions on NPP and ANPP

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