GOP Senators Urge DOJ, SEC To Investigate Drug Company's Ties To Mexican Drug Cartels
A handful of Senate Republicans sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice today requesting an investigation into Fortune 500 chemical company Avantor and its participation in the Mexican narcotics trade. The senators allude to a report by Bloomberg published in August 2020 that showed Avantor’s acetic anhydride product line, J.T. Baker, was being obtained by Mexican cartels. After receiving the product, the cartels produced methamphetamine and heroin. Reporters Cam Simpson, Michael Smith, and Nacha Cattan wrote: Avantor is one of a handful of U.S. com...