The current killer opioid epidemic and the great 19th century Opium Wars against China |
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The current killer opioid epidemic and the great 19th century Opium Wars against China
Alert: Some of these drugs are not simply addicting; they cause instant death.
In this article, I present several pieces of information side by side. These would be starting points for further investigation.
ONE: The UK Daily Mail: "...not just heroin. It had been
mixed with two lethal man-made opioids - fentanyl, a painkiller 100
times more potent than morphine; and carfentanyl, an elephant
tranquilliser 10,000 times stronger than street heroin."
"Now the drugs have arrived in Britain - and a spate of
sudden deaths in Hull, the worst incident in the UK so far, shows their
devastating impact. Just a few grains of carfentanyl - 0.00002g - can be
fatal."
"These lethal drugs have begun cropping up across the country
- first found in Blyth, Northumberland, then suspected in deaths and
drug busts from Leeds to London, St Albans to Southampton, Wakefield to
Winchester, and Wales to Northern Ireland."
TWO: In the 19th century, selling opium to China was very big
business for England. Of course, addictive opium was devastating to
China, who tried to stop the trade. Two Opium Wars against China
(1839-42 and 1856-60) followed. The Encyclopedia Britannica states:
"In each case the foreign powers were victorious and gained
commercial privileges and legal and territorial concessions in China
[including the uninterrupted sale of opium]. The conflicts marked the
start of the era of unequal treaties and other inroads on Qing sovereignty that helped weaken and ultimately topple the dynasty [which had ruled since 1644]..."
It would be hard to overstate the lasting fury and resentment
of Chinese rulers against the foreign powers who defeated and
humiliated them in the Opium Wars.
THREE: Flash forward. FOX Business, March 31, 2017. Headline: "DEA: Made in China Lethal Opioid Fueling US Drug Epidemic."
"A homemade designer version of fentanyl, the highly
addictive opioid which is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times
more potent, has been the center of drug busts across the country this
month---with law enforcement pinpointing its origin from underground
labs in China. The DEA says the China-U.S. supply is further fueling the
country's drug epidemic."
"'This [Chinese] stuff is unbelievably potent. It is so
powerful that even a tiny amount can kill you,' DEA spokesman Rusty
Payne tells FOX Business. 'China is by far the most significant
manufacturer of illicit designer synthetic drugs. There is so much
manufacturing of new drugs, [it's] amazing what is coming out of China.
Hundreds of [versions], including synthetic fentanyl and fentanyl-based
compounds'."
"China only made the drug [fentanyl] illegal in 2015, and at
that point black market Chinese labs began increasing production of
their own versions, including the one turning up recently across the
country [the US] called furanyl fentanyl."
"'While heroin gets harder to buy on the street or from a
dealer, fentanyl comes via FedEx,' Brad Lamm, CEO of Intervention.com,
tells FOX Business."
"Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced this week
details on a mail-order furanyl fentanyl smuggling ring bust. The
operation had been bringing the drug -- which has been dubbed 'White
China' -- into the U.S from Asia. NYPD Chief of Detective Bob Boyce said
that this was the first time investigators have seen this type of
fentanyl in New York City."
"Also this week, Cincinnati Customs and Border Protection
agents said they seized 83 shipments of illegal synthetic drugs,
including 36 pounds of furanyl fentanyl, from China."
"[DEA spokesman] Payne says China has 'really stepped up
lately,' working hand-in-hand with the U.S. to help curb this growing
problem. In January, DEA acting administrator Chuck Rosenberg was
invited to China to meet with Beijing drug control officials at the
invitation of the China Ministry of Public Security."
FOUR: The Boston Globe: "An extremely powerful drug used as
an elephant tranquilizer has quickly become a new killer in the nation's
opioid epidemic, and New England authorities and health workers are
bracing for its arrival."
"The drug, carfentanil, is a synthetic opioid that is 10,000
times stronger than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl,
another deadly synthetic opioid."
"The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a nationwide
alert about the drug, which its acting chief called 'crazy dangerous.'
In Massachusetts, State Police have warned their crime lab staff about
how to handle carfentanil during analysis. Even inhaling the drug or
absorbing it through a cut can be fatal."
"Law enforcement and health officials believe most users do
not know they are ingesting carfentanil, which apparently is often
mistakenly thought to be heroin or a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, a
weaker but still lethal synthetic opioid."
"If carfentanil's trade route is similar to that of fentanyl,
the path stretches from Chinese manufacturers to Mexican processors to
smugglers who supply dealers in the United States, law enforcement
officials said."
"'There's no quality control, so when it gets here the
distributors don't know what they have and the user has no idea,' said
Timothy Desmond, a special agent with the New England division of the
DEA. 'That's where it's a game of Russian roulette'."
"Hamilton County officials are baffled by the marketing
strategy behind such a lethal drug. 'It doesn't really make sense that
you would want to kill your customers'," Fallon said.
"Law enforcement officials also are concerned that
carfentanil will harm first responders. The DEA has warned police not to
conduct field tests on seized drugs that might contain carfentanil.
Instead, the agency urged officers to secure their samples and deliver
them only to colleagues with training and equipment to handle the drug."
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Jon Rappoport
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author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED, EXIT FROM
THE MATRIX, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX, Jon was a candidate for a US
Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. He maintains a
consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the
expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he
has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles
on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin
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Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics,
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