It often starts with oxycodone and leads through heroin to fentanyl and now carfentanil, described as “a tool of war for terrorism”. “A kilogram of carfentanil shipped from China was recently seized in Canada. The powder contained 50 million lethal doses — more than enough to wipe out the entire population of the country.”
The Associated Press identified 12 Chinese businesses that said they would export the synthetic opioid known as carfentanil to the United States, Canada, and other countries for as little as $2,750 US a kilogram, no questions asked.
Source: Several Chinese companies willing to export carfentanil: AP investigation – World – CBC News