The Rise of Nitazenes: Chinese Suppliers Behind Ads for Deadly Opioids Targeting Europe

Bellingcat – January 20, 2025. Jonathan Moens, Margus Hanno Murakas, Connor Plunkett, Katherine de Tolly and Ilvija Bruge contributed to this article. This article is the result of a collaboration with Estonian publishing partner Postimees. You can find Postimees’ corresponding piece here.

A young woman dressed in a school uniform poses in front of a bag resembling breadcrumbs. A phone number, an email, and two QR codes are listed above her head. At the center of the image, in large yellow-and-red font, is the word “Isotonitazene”.  The description says “delivery is guaranteed” and that the brown powder can be shipped […]

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