A Chinese drug trafficking suspect who escaped custody in Mexico only to be recaptured in Cuba has been turned over to the U.S. to face charges he trafficked large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl into the country.

The amount of fentanyl being seized by federal law enforcement at the nation’s border has decreased sharply over the past year as President Donald Trump has commanded the government to shut down the border to the deadly drug.

China said Monday it is making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl, a key issue for U.S. President Donald Trump during recent talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they aimed to take steps to ease a trade war.

A months-long King County investigation seized over a million dollars in drugs and linked two arrested mid-level dealers to a Mexico-based supply line.

Various government reports state that cocaine is largely the drug that comes from Venezuela into the U.S., and fentanyl comes from Mexico.

China will require licenses for export of 13 chemicals used to make the deadly drug, another indicator of thawing tensions between the world’s two largest economies

Effective immediately, Beijing requires a permit for exporting 13 chemicals, including those used to make the deadly synthetic opioid.

China said Monday it is making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl, a key issue for President Donald Trump during recent talks with

Mexico has committed to the arrest of a high-level cartel leader under a deal with U.S. Attorney General William Barr to drop U.S. drug trafficking charges against a former Mexican defense minister, a senior Mexican source told Reuters.