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Canadian report reveals endangered fish helps fund illegal fentanyl production

Trade of the endangered totoaba fish, prized for its swim bladder, which sells for up to $36,000 per pound in Asian markets, enables criminals to source ingredients to make fentanyl

By Undercurrent News | Feb. 19, 2025 14:28 GMT
Totoaba. Photo from the Responsible Seafood website
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Organized crime networks from China and Mexico are using Canadian ports for the illegal trade of totoaba swim bladders, a very rare and valuable fish, to fund fentanyl production, reports the CBC [...]

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