The (link to NPR) and the final product assembled there. This way they can avoid interdiction by US authorities in the Pacific. If I ship the constituent chemicals, I am just a merchant. If I ship the final product, I am a drug smuggler.
The [constituent chemicals are shipped to Mexico](https://www.npr.org/2020/11/17/916890880/we-are-shipping-to-the-u-s-china-s-fentanyl-sellers-find-new-routes-to-drug-user) (link to NPR) and the final product assembled there. This way they can avoid interdiction by US authorities in the Pacific. If I ship the constituent chemicals, I am just a merchant. If I ship the final product, I am a drug smuggler.
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