May 12, 2025 | Bipartisan Effort | bipartisan group of attorneys general | Chinese messaging app | eight companies and 12 people were indicted for using apps | fentanyl sales | fentanyl trafficking | fentanyl trafficking operations | illegal money laundering | international money laundering ring | letter | money launderer Xizhi Li | move bulk cash between Chinese financial operations and drug cartels | Operation Chem Capture | sell the chemicals used to make fentanyl | South Carolina | Tencent | transnational criminal ring | U.S. Department of Justice | WeChat | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a bipartisan coalition of six attorneys general demanding answers from WeChat over concerns that the Chinese messaging app is a key enabler of fentanyl trafficking and illegal money laundering in the United States.
