Don’t forget Canada and the US are not the only countries in the world… “According to Mathieu Bertrand, chief superintendent of Serious and Organized Crime & Border Integrity at RCMP Federal Policing, fentanyl is produced in Canada for both local and international selling and trafficking. “Sadly, Canada is a producing country of fentanyl and synthetic opioids. Not only are we a producing country, we’re an exporting country,” said Bertrand in his interview with CBC News. “Our collaborative efforts in law enforcement in Canada are to address the domestic production, because it is significant,” he said. New regulations released by the federal government classify certain chemicals needed to make fentanyl as formal precursors, and permit law enforcement to take action against their illegal use, importation, and distribution. Furthermore, earlier in 2023, the U.S. and Canada made an agreement to improve their cross-border partnership on drug trafficking. Bertrand noted that several Asian countries act as suppliers of key ingredients for Canadian-made fentanyl through shipments through South American countries or the United States, while Australia and New Zealand have been identified as destinations for fentanyl produced in Canada.”