US Fentanyl Crisis Is a ‘CCP-Run Operation,’ Says Peter Schweizer

Three months after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Chinese mafia leader for fentanyl trafficking, he received an award in Beijing. In March 2021, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Overseas United Working Committee recognized Wan Kuok Koi, also known as “Broken Tooth,” as a “patriotic businessman” and the “chief representative” of all international Hongmen associations. Hongmen is synonymous with triads, or Chinese transnational organized crime syndicates, to many Chinese. The awarding entity is a CCP United Front organization and a platform under the China Association for Science and Technology. It also pushes China’s flagship infrastructure program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), worldwide. According to the Treasury notice, Mr. Wan has established a security company protecting BRI investments in Southeast Asia....