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UN seeks to boost fentanyl info-sharing in Asia following Nikkei report

Crime Office on Drugs and Crime official calls Japan 'key partner' for regional strategy Jeremy Douglas is chief of staff to the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (Photo by Takayuki Tanaka) TAKAYUKI TANAKA TOKYO -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime will consider creating a working group with Southeast Asian countries, China and Japan to share information on fentanyl smuggling, a senior official said, following a Nikkei investigation that revealed Japan's role in the global supply chain. The comment was made by Jeremy Douglas, UNODC chief of staff to the executive director, in an interview with Nikkei, which published an investigation last month into a Chinese operation that smuggled precursors for the synthetic drug into the U.S. via Japan. Douglas is a key figure at UNODC and has led efforts to fight the drug trade in Asia for years.