Canadian-Made Fentanyl Increasingly Being Shipped Overseas: Global Affairs

Fentanyl made in Canada by criminals is increasingly being shipped to international markets, according to a briefing note from Ottawa’s department of foreign affairs.
The memo noted that the Chinese regime “views the opioid crisis as a ‘North American problem.’” It said that during a March 2024 meeting on the margins of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, China emphasized the importance of “cleaning up one’s own house first.”
The briefing note said since January 2016, more than 42,494 Canadians have died as a result of opioid-related overdoses. Between January and September 2023, there was an average of 22 overdose-related deaths per day, with 82 percent involving fentanyl.
According to the federal government, fentanyl is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, making the risk of accidental overdose very high. It is often mixed with other drugs like heroin and cocaine and put in counterfeit pills made to look like prescription opioids.