A group of CBP Officers walk up a ladder to board a cargo container ship at the Port of New York / Newark on Nov. 6, 2012. (Josh Denmark/CBP) Every day, millions of kilograms of illicit substances ...

Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth approximately 4.4 ...

Fentanyl is a synthetic drug. That means it’s not created from plants like marijuana or cocaine, but rather entirely from chemicals. Fentanyl can be easy to make using compounds known as “precursors.” ...

Mexico’s extradition of a chemical broker to the United States marks a significant step against these middlemen, who occupy an essential but often overlooked position in the synthetic drug pipeline.

The Mexican President published in the Federal Official Gazette the amendment to the Federal Law that regulates chemical precursors and essential chemicals, as well as the sanctions for its breach.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two executives of a Chinese chemical company have been found not guilty by a Manhattan jury on charges they conspired to ship precursor chemicals to the United States to ...

The application of zinc oxide layers in industry is manifold and ranges from the protection of degradable goods to the detection of toxic nitrogen oxide gas. Such layers can be deposited by atomic ...

China has added the United States, Mexico and Canada to a list of countries and regions requiring special licenses to import specific precursor chemicals, as it made adjustments to its management ...