Canada exports fentanyl but Trumps concerns hyperbolic [Video]

When Donald Trump pledged to impose crippling tariffs on Canadian imports, he blamed Ottawa for failing to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States.

Canadian authorities concede the country has likely become a net exporter of the synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin.

But experts cast doubt on the president-elect’s suggestion that Canada is a major contributor to drug problems in the US.

– Production rising –

According to Canada’s federal police specialized unit on organized crime, domestic production and distribution of fentanyl have increased over the last five years.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police blame the trend on organized crime groups.

Production labs are also spreading, the RCMP’s says.

In October, RCMP officers in British Columbia dismantled what they described as “the largest and most sophisticated fentanyl and methamphetamine drug superlab in Canada,” seizing an estimated 95.5 million doses of potentially lethal fentanyl.

Canadian crime groups previously imported fentanyl as a finished product.

But University …