After repeatedly blaming China for its severe fentanyl abuse problem at home, the U.S. government, which still feels unsatisfied, has recently targeted India, accusing it of "drug trafficking" to the United States.

G Shreekumar Menon, a former official in charge of combating drug issues in the Indian government, wrote an article in the Indian media News18, criticizing the U.S. government's scapegoating behavior.

The former Indian government official is named G Shreekumar Menon, who once served as the Director General of the National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN).

From Menon's article, it can be seen that he is very dissatisfied with the U.S.'s actions on this matter and speaks highly of China's practices — so much so that almost every sentence when introducing India's anti-drug work mentions China's work and achievements in this regard.

For example, when talking about zero tolerance for drugs and strict crackdowns on drug crimes, Menon always introduces India and China together as examples. When discussing strict control of fentanyl, Menon first introduces China's results before mentioning India's.

"India and China currently have the world's strictest drug control laws," Menon summarized.

Moreover, when introducing the anti-drug cooperation working group established between India and the United States in 2020 and its results, Menon again mentioned the cooperation and results between China and the United States in this regard.

The reason why Menon is so familiar with India and China's anti-drug work is — as he stated in his article — both countries are major exporters of medicines and chemical raw materials, sharing many common languages and concerns in regulation, and both know that the key to combating new synthetic drugs like fentanyl lies in the American demand market, not India or China.

Finally, Menon pointed out incisively that the U.S., which blames India and China, hasn't even done its most basic customs inspections. He said that among the millions of containers entering the U.S. each year, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection only inspects 3.7% of them — because this department lacks manpower.

"The U.S. should not transfer the responsibilities that should be borne by its own customs to other countries."

Ge Dongge

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