FBI Director Kash Patel warns of China’s long-term plan to “kneecap” the U.S. through FENTANYL

• FBI Director Kash Patel alleges that China is intentionally fueling the U.S. fentanyl crisis as part of a long-term plan to weaken America by targeting its youth – future soldiers, teachers and first responders.
• Despite China’s 2019 promise to regulate fentanyl precursors, it continues supplying these chemicals through third countries like Canada and India, contributing to tens of thousands of U.S. overdose deaths annually.
• A DEA report warns that Chinese firms are rerouting fentanyl shipments through Canada where “super laboratories” are becoming a growing threat, indicating the crisis is evolving rather than declining.
• The Trump administration imposed a 20 percent tariff on Chinese imports tied to fentanyl production, while the FBI has partnered with India to disrupt precursor supply chains and indicted pharmaceutical firms smuggling mislabeled chemicals.
• Traffickers are now shaping fentanyl into candy-like pills (e.g., gummy bears) to appeal to younger victims, prompting Patel to vow aggressive action to prevent child overdoses, framing the crisis as a national security threat.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel has warned of China’s long-term plan to undermine the U.S. by deliberately fueling the fentanyl crisis.

Patel put forward the accusation during an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” Friday, June 6. He revealed to podcast host Joe Rogan that Beijing’s strategy of fueling the synthetic opioid crisis is a calculated strategy to “kneecap” the U.S. by targeting its youth. This, Patel argued, appears to be a “directed approach” by China against its “largest adversary.”

The FBI director mentioned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not motivated by profit, but by a long-term plan to destabilize the U.S. by “taking out generations of young men and women” who would otherwise serve as soldiers, teachers and first responders. “That’s what they’re doing when you wipe out tens of thousands of Americans a year,” Patel told Rogan. “It’s a long-term plan for them.”

Patel, a key figure in the second Trump administration’s crackdown on drug trafficking, also slammed China’s deception. Despite pledging in 2019 to regulate precursor chemicals for fentanyl, Beijing continues to supply these through third countries like Canada and India. (Related: Chemicals supplied by China play a big role in America’s illegal drug trade.)

This has contributed to a huge death toll, with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealing that 48,422 deaths involving fentanyl were recorded in the U.S. for 2024. “They tricked the world,” Patel said in the interview, noting that at least 14 alternative chemicals remain in circulation.

Canada now a key player in lethal fentanyl pipeline

A report by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released last month mentioned that Chinese firms now reroute shipments through Canada. It added that so-called “super laboratories” in America’s northern neighbor pose a growing threat. The DEA report noted that Canada’s emerging role as a fentanyl hub suggests the crisis is evolving, not receding.

Washington’s response has been aggressive. In March, President Donald Trump imposed a 20 percent tariff on Chinese imports linked to fentanyl production.

Meanwhile, the FBI under Patel has launched a global operation, collaborating with Indian authorities to dismantle precursor supply chains. Two indictments in January targeted Indian pharmaceutical firms Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals. The companies were accused of smuggling mislabeled chemicals into the U.S. and Mexico.

In May, federal agents seized 400 kilograms of fentanyl – the largest bust in DEA history. The operation also resulted in the arrest of 16 suspects, including Chinese nationals accused of importing pill presses to manufacture counterfeit drugs resembling candy.

Patel’s warning extends beyond traditional drug markets. He noted that traffickers are now lacing fake pills with fentanyl and shaping them like gummy bears – deliberately targeting children. “We will not have kids dying of fentanyl overdoses in our streets,” he vowed.

The war on fentanyl is no longer just about drugs; it’s about national survival.

Watch David Teboul, assistant commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, discussing the influx of fentanyl from Canada to the U.S. in this clip.

This video is from the You Silenced Me channel on Brighteon.com.

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Sources include:

InfoWars.com

TheEpochTimes.com

Brighteon.com