The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on three Chinese men indicted on charges of fentanyl smuggling. The trafficking operations the three allegedly run “are directly contributing to the crisis of opioid addiction, overdoses, and death in the United States,” Under Secretary of the Treasury Sigal Mandelker charged in a statement. It follows President Trump 's claim Beijing has failed to prevent the flow of Chinese synthetic opioids to the US . A 2018 US Congressional Research Service report revealed the three men remained free, despite China 's calls for Beijing to place them under arrest. three opioid-related overdose deaths occurred in the US in 2017 , according to The US Treasury .
The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on three Chinese men indicted on charges of fentanyl smuggling. It follows President Trump 's claim Beijing has failed to prevent the flow of Chinese synthetic opioids to the US . A 2018 US Congressional Research Service report revealed the three men remained free, despite China 's calls for Beijing to place them under arrest. three opioid-related overdose deaths occurred in the US in 2017 , according to The US Treasury .