CDN: Criminal networks are shifting from fentanyl imports to Canadian-made product

Border seizures are down, the street price is down — and Canadian-made fentanyl has gone global

Organized crime groups have shifted their efforts away from importing the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl and are now producing it primarily on Canadian soil.

A briefing note prepared for the deputy minister of Health Canada — obtained by CBC News through an access to information request — lays out the changes law enforcement agencies have observed in the illegal market for the drug.

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