Why is the govt making out like it is some kind of Yuge mystery. The opium and fentanyl trees were all uprooted with the money trees.
EVERYONE who touches the stuff has a DEA #. The complete total inventory of all the medication can be directly accessed via computer database. The DEA knows how much opioid meds Pills, caps, patches, ALL OF IT has been dispensed and where it is and who is supposed to have it. Its not a giant mystery.
By reputable companies. The really bad stuff comes from hack shops in the far east over our borders and through internet sales.