Hello! It’s October 30, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Inside a high-security Chinese factory pumping out fentanyl, Russia’s Lukoil accepts offer to sell its international business, gangs bomb police with drones in retaliation for Rio de Janeiro raid, See the Secret Networks Smuggling Drugs to the U.S. From Latin America, and much more…

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🎯 FEATURED STORY

Inside a high-security Chinese factory pumping out fentanyl. Behind a large glass wall, a worker in full protective gear watches as hundreds of tiny glass bottles whizz by every minute, sterilized, filled and packaged by a ballet of robotic arms. NBC 

Trump says fentanyl-related tariffs on China being reduced, agreement on rare earths after 'amazing' meeting ABC

🔥 TOP STORIES

Crushed by punishing U.S. sanctions, Russia’s Lukoil accepts offer to sell its international business Reuters

Tanker Carrying Russian Oil to India U-Turns After U.S. Sanctions Rosneft and Lukoil Bloomberg

Gangs bomb police with drones in retaliation for Rio de Janeiro raid Telegraph

See the Secret Networks Smuggling Drugs to the U.S. From Latin America WSJ 

U.S. lifts sanctions from Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and his allies Politico

Treasury Sanctions Mexico-Based Transnational Criminal Organization Smuggling Migrants into the United States U.S. Treasury

BlackRock Stung by Loans to Business Accused of ‘Breathtaking’ Fraud WSJ

Iran is rearming despite UN sanctions, with China’s help CNN

Inside the Heist That Shocked the World NYT

Binance Boosted Trump Family’s Crypto Company Ahead of Pardon for Its Billionaire Founder WSJ

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🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Germany examines nationalizing Rosneft arm after Trump sanctions Reuters

Russia's Central Bank Has Lost What Remained of Its Independence MT

Kremlin-linked operatives scramble to stop extradition of mercenary accused of plotting coup Guardian

Former U.S. defense contractor employee pleads guilty to selling hacking tools to buyer in Russia CNN

Beijing slams UK’s ‘unilateral’ sanctions on 11 Chinese firms over Russia links SCMP

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Jan. 6 probe potentially investigated over 150 Republicans Axios

Portugal's Novo Banco faces corruption probe Herald News

New study just exposed the corruption behind America's homelessness crisis Fox

3 words in Letitia James’ mortgage contract could doom the fraud case against her Politico

Australia is closing the money laundering loopholes the US keeps open Hill

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Terrifying high-tech bank scam drains your life savings in seconds — and ‘devastated’ victims are sounding the alarm NYP 

India’s cybercrime villages Guardian

US company with access to biggest telecom firms uncovers breach by nation-state hackers Reuters

BNB Meme Coin Tied to Statue of Changpeng Zhao Rises After CZ Says 'Don't Buy' Decrypt

183M email passwords exposed in data leak — including millions of Gmail accounts — here’s how to check if yours is safe NYP

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Maduro says Venezuela intercepted three drug planes amid US Caribbean deployment AFP 

U.S. kills 14 drug traffickers in strikes on 4 boats in Eastern Pacific Fox

A Potent Replacement for Fentanyl Is Emerging in the U.S. Experts Say China Is Behind It. Free Beacon

Arlington police bust alleged sex trafficking ring at strip club, seize cash and drugs CBS

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