This post originally appeared at https://thestarnewsnetwork.com/2025/11/13/fbi-director-patel-says-china-has-agreed-to-work-with-u-s-to-tighten-control-on-fentanyl-precursors/

FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday announced that China has agreed to tighten control over chemicals used to produce fentanyl, including by banning several of the precursors to the lethal drug.

Patel quietly visited China last week to meet with his Chinese counterparts about cracking down on the chemicals that are used to create the drug. The United States listed China as a major illicit drug producer in 2023 and President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Beijing earlier this year for not doing more to stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.