The REAL Source of America's Fentanyl Crisis: India, Not Venezuela

The Fentanyl Crisis and Misinformation

• 💡 The narrative that Venezuela is the primary source of fentanyl entering the US is absurd and false, according to reporting by Dan Cohen of Uncaptured Media.
• ⚠️ The opioid crisis, which began in the late 1990s, has led to over a million deaths, with a significant surge from 2020-2022, impacting life expectancy in America.

Shifting Sources of Fentanyl

• 🇨🇳 Initially, China was identified as a major source of fentanyl, leading to US tariffs and an agreement for China to crack down on production and trafficking in 2018.
• 📉 Following China's crackdown, US Customs and Border Protection reported a 96% decrease in fentanyl interdictions from China.
• 🇮🇳 Concurrently, India has emerged as a significant supplier, leveraging its large pharmaceutical industry to fill the gap left by China's restrictions.

India's Role and US Complicity

• 🔬 Fentanyl is a synthetic drug, making it manufacturable anywhere, and India's corrupt and weakly enforced regulatory environment facilitates its production and export.
• 🤝 The US government's close strategic partnership with India, coupled with significant pro-India lobbying and the presence of Indian nationals in key government positions, may be contributing to a deliberate turning of a blind eye.
• 🗣️ Politicians like Tulsi Gabbard have acknowledged both China and India as sources, yet the focus on Venezuela distracts from the more significant role of India, a US ally.

The Impact on American Lives

• 💔 The fentanyl crisis disproportionately affects working-class Americans, leading to preventable deaths and a decrease in overall life expectancy.
• 🎯 The narrative blaming Venezuela serves as a pretext for potential intervention while obscuring the role of a key US ally in supplying the drug.