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White House drug czar to press China on fentanyl during Beijing trip

This file photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at the Aaron Shamo trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during the investigation. Trump administration officials are heading to Beijing on Sept. 22, 2019, to press the Chinese government to do more to curb mailed shipments of the deadly drug into the United States. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP) **FILE**

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