Death and the Salesmen

China’s fentanyl connection: the suppliers fuelling America’s opioid epidemic. A Post Magazine investigation traces back to China the supply lines of chemicals used by cartels to produce the opioid. Under Chinese law, many sellers of fentanyl precursor chemicals are not committing criminal acts.

A skeleton wearing a hoodie and sneakers is sitting in a cluttered lab, working with test tubes and chemicals, with a phone hanging from their waist on the right side of the skeleton.

I did this Illustration cover for this investigation written by Michael Standaert for the South China Morning Post.

Sketch of a person in a hoodie working in a chemistry lab, labeled as 'Post Magazine,' with notes indicating chemicals, boxes with tablets, and a label 'Death' pointing to the person's head.

Rough sketch.

A skeleton scientist with a hoodie working in a laboratory, mixing a glowing green liquid in a test tube, with various lab equipment and books surrounding.

Detail.

Cover of Post Magazine featuring a skeleton wearing a hoodie, sitting in a cluttered room with open boxes and bottles, holding test tubes with green liquid, with a smartphone in its lap, and various scientific equipment around.

Post Magazine cover.

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