A man living on the streets displays what he says is the synthetic drug fentanyl at the Tenderloin section of San Francisco, California, U.S., February 27, 2020.
"We are here today to deliver a message on behalf of the United States government.
"We know that this global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans, often starts with chemical companies in China."
The Treasury accused the China-based network of being responsible for the manufacturing and distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine and MDMA precursors.
It said the network is capable of synthesizing multi-thousand-kilogram quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and MDMA precursors and other illicit chemicals.
Persons:
Shannon Stapleton, Joe Biden's, General Merrick Garland, Garland, Andrew Goudsward, Daphne Psaledakis, Michael Martina, Rami Ayyub, Costas Pitas, Susan Heavey, David Gregorio Our
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, United, U.S, U.S . Treasury Department, Justice Department, Treasury, Thomson
Locations:
San Francisco , California, U.S, United States, China, Washington, China's, Mexico, Sinaloa, Canada