FBI law enforcement cooperation with China and Russia

FBI director Kash Patel reveals new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia

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Cooperation with Chinese law enforcement led to the arrest of 16 suspects in a child sexual abuse materials network.

In June, Chinese law enforcement collaborated with the FBI field office in Omaha, Nebraska, to dismantle a multinational child sexual abuse materials network. This joint effort resulted in the arrest of 16 suspects.

Law enforcement collaboration with Russia has been ongoing for 15 months.

Over the past year, FBI Director Kash Patel has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia. These initiatives are described as highly selective and limited to specific types of transnational crimes, including cyber fraud, child sexual exploitation, and fentanyl trafficking.

The collaboration involves personnel exchanges, joint raids, and arrests. In one instance, cooperation with China's Ministry of Public Security led to the arrest of nine people, the seizure of fentanyl precursor chemicals, and the shutdown of two chemical production facilities and three websites. Additionally, Chinese law enforcement worked with the FBI field office in Omaha, Nebraska, to dismantle a multinational child sexual abuse materials network in June, resulting in 16 arrests.

Fentanyl overdoses in the United States began declining rapidly.

Fentanyl overdoses in the United States have been declining rapidly since the winter of 2022, according to Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington.