Sadly, sadly, that's true. And the problem is it's so potent in such small doses that it's easier to transport. And as the DEA has told me, the Drug Enforcement Administration, that You don't have to grow a plant like a poppy or a cocoa plant in order to produce [fentanyl]. the drug. You just mix these chemicals and then use a industrial capacity pill press and they can gin out hundreds of thousands of these pills and distribute them on the street. (03:55–04:01)
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Asserts that fentanyl production does not require plant cultivation, unlike other drugs.
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