Somehow the most obvious solution of legalization still entirely eludes them.
Legalization implies regulation, regulation implies proper tests and vetting. Somehow I doubt that people manufacturing new synthetic drugs will accept going through the same process as the pharmaceutical industry.
But buyers are much less likely to get synthesized alternative drugs if they can just get the real heroin legally.
Often, the suppliers of nitazenes are listed as Chinese companies. But these organisations are shape-shifting entities. Sellers hide behind opaque business structures: they regularly change addresses, use multiple emails and phone numbers, and promote contact via messaging platforms such as Telegram. Some appear to photoshop their names onto images of large factories. Many use generic photographs of young models or celebrities to market their drugs […]
[An investigation reveals] that a series of entities linked to [online] advertisements match listings for companies on China’s corporate register — including one registered company that is advertising scores of nitazenes online.
Requests for public information, including court files and customs records, uncovered additional evidence linking nitazenes shipments seized in Europe back to China.
[The report reveals Chinese-linked trade in several European countries, e.g., Sweden, Estonia, Norway, UK, …]
