U.S. Returns Chinese Drug‑Smuggling Suspect Han in First Such Repatriation in Years, China Says
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The United States has repatriated a Chinese drug-suspect identified by the surname Han, which China’s Ministry of Public Security called the first drug-related fugitive returned by the U.S. in recent years and described as a new achievement in bilateral anti‑drug law-enforcement cooperation. Chinese officials say U.S. immigration authorities acted on “clues” from China’s National Narcotics Control Commission, and state media linked the move to recent joint operations (including March arrests of fentanyl-precursor traffickers and a November 430 kg cocaine seizure) and to diplomatic pressure tied to U.S. tariff measures on fentanyl precursors that were later eased after an October meeting between Xi and Trump.