U.S. DEA flags Canadian fentanyl lab worries

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4:21 pm

U.S. authorities have raised red flags over what they call “super laboratories” producing fentanyl in Canada. The concerns center on an expanding opioid production that could fill supply gaps, prompting both reports to underscore heightened cross-border anxieties in drug enforcement.


lapresse.ca / Les États-Unis s’inquiètent des « super laboratoires » de fentanyl au Canada

La dernière évaluation des menaces de la Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) des États-Unis indique que les « super laboratoires » de fentanyl au Canada sont une source d’inquiétude croissante.

globalnews.ca / Fentanyl labs in Canada a ‘growing concern’ to U.S., DEA report warns

The DEA's latest annual Drug Threat Assessment says Canadian opioid production has the potential to expand and fill the 'supply void' from Mexico.


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