Rags-to-riches Chinese fentanyl maker carries $5m bounty on his head

Fentanyl’s Hidden RoutesChemical manufacturer Wuhan Yuancheng wrote a playbook copied by rural criminal networksThe Wuhan skyline and a wanted notice for "drug kingpin" Ye Chuanfa, also known as Yip Chuen Fat. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)Nikkei staff writersJuly 24, 2026 05:43 JSTNEW YORK/TOKYO -- Was it defiance, or simply a lack of shame? American journalist Ben Westhoff was taken aback.