NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY/NAGOYA, Japan -- A Chinese organization allegedly used a base in Japan to smuggle chemicals to make the synthetic drug fentanyl for the U.S., a Nikkei investigation has found.
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 Nikkei)
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY/NAGOYA, Japan -- A Chinese organization allegedly used a base in Japan to smuggle chemicals to make the synthetic drug fentanyl for the U.S., a Nikkei investigation has found.