RCMP reaches agreement with China to combat flow of fentanyl to Canada
OTTAWA — The Mounties have reached an agreement with China to try and halt the transpacific flow of fentanyl into Canada.
RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson and Chen Zhimin, the vice-minister of China’s public security ministry, have agreed to boost efforts to disrupt the flow of the drug and other opioids, the force announced Thursday, following meetings this week.
Fentanyl and other opioids pose a grave threat to community safety in Canada, said Paulson, who described the meetings as “an important step forward” in a co-ordinated approach to the problem of fentanyl.
Discussions to formalize joint investigations will begin next week, the RCMP added.