Nagoya company directed shipments, US court documents show
Court documents on Chinese company Hubei Amarvel Biotech, which was prosecuted by U.S. authorities, reveal the Japan connection. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY/NAGOYA, Japan -- A Chinese organization allegedly used a base in Japan to smuggle chemicals to make the synthetic drug fentanyl into the U.S., a Nikkei investigation has found.
A key figure in the group registered a company in the city of Nagoya and until at least July 2024 issued instructions from Japan on the delivery of the dangerous opioid and on the management of funds.
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