The Sunday Edition: Inside the fentanyl trade

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On today's Sunday Edition, we're looking back at this episode from March, diving into the fentanyl trade. This week, President Trump cited the fentanyl crisis in the US as his justification for threatening steep tariffs against Canada and Mexico. So how does fentanyl actually get into the US?

Fentanyl kills 200 people a day in America, a deadly epidemic felt throughout the country. We trace the journey of chemicals from China, to the drug labs of Mexico to the streets of the United States. Can the tide be stemmed?

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Guests:

Stephen Gibbs, Latin America correspondent, The Times & The Sunday Times, and
Keiran Southern, West Coast correspondent, The Times & The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Further listening: China’s deadly role in America’s fentanyl epidemic

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