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mountaineer:
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China has found a new illicit drug market. America must shut it down
Blockchain researchers traced peptide sales proceeds back to China-based chemical manufacturers linked to synthetic opioids
By Chad Wolf
Published September 2, 2026 7:59am EDT
--- Quote ---China has found another vulnerability in America’s borders and supply chain - and it's being exploited.

An illicit pipeline is bringing an experimental injectable drug from Chinese chemical manufacturers directly into American homes. The drug is retatrutide, commonly called "reta," and is in clinical trials as a potential treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes. This means there is no FDA-approved version, no lawful generic and it’s illegal to sell to patients.

But the national security concern goes far beyond one drug.

What we are witnessing is an illegal international supply chain that begins with chemical suppliers in Communist China, moves through customs fraud and concealed shipments, is relabeled by American middlemen and ends with an unapproved injectable drug in an American home. ...
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mountaineer:
Buzz Patterson
@BuzzPatterson

China found another hole in America’s borders and supply chain. They’re running it.

An illicit pipeline is moving an experimental injectable from Chinese chemical manufacturers straight into American homes.

The drug is retatrutide — “reta.” It’s still in clinical trials for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Early results showed massive weight loss. Underground demand exploded.

There is no FDA-approved version. No lawful generic. Selling it to patients is illegal. This is not the peptides RFK Jr. and other health voices have talked about for years. This is a specific drug being tested for the first time.

The national security problem is bigger than one compound.

Watch the chain: chemical suppliers in Communist China → customs fraud and concealed shipments → American middlemen relabel it → an unapproved injectable ends up in a kitchen drawer in the United States.

This is not just a pharma story. It’s a public health threat and a national security threat, powered by an illicit Chinese supply chain.
5:44 PM · Sep 2, 2026

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