Mexican president pushes back on US criticism on violence
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexican president pushes back on US criticism on violence

Firstpost  

Mexican cartels have imported fentanyl precursors under false names or as mislabeled products, with help from inside the regulatory agency. They then process it into fentanyl, press it into counterfeit pills made to look like oxycodone, Xanax or Percocet and smuggle it into the United States Mexico City: Mexico’s president on Friday angrily rejected comments by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Mexican government has lost control over parts of the country. However, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged that Mexican cartels had placed people inside Mexico’s drug regulatory agency to approve imports of fentanyl precursor chemicals from China. Earlier this week, Blinken said “I think it’s fair to say yes” when asked at a Senate hearing whether drug cartels control parts of Mexico. The Mexican president confirmed that it involved a common practice among drug cartels, which often kill or turn over to police cartel members who have caused too much trouble and affected the gang’s business.

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How Trump’s threats have deepened Canada’s fentanyl fight
1 week, 4 days ago

How Trump’s threats have deepened Canada’s fentanyl fight

Firstpost  

Trump’s threats have pushed Canada to ramp up its fentanyl fight urging stronger border measures and more aggressive action against smuggling US President-elect Donald Trump’s pressure on Canada has made the country take stronger action against its growing fentanyl crisis. Canada’s fentanyl crisis is complex involving local drug production, smuggling from other countries and organised crime. Shift to making fentanyl …

Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?
1 week, 5 days ago

Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?

LA Times  

In recent days, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has touted her country’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl and highlighted multiple crackdowns on migrants headed toward the United States. An elated Trump reported after the call on social media that Sheinbaum had “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico” and had committed to “effectively closing our Southern Border.” Sheinbaum disputed that, saying that Mexico’s …

Amid Trump's tariff threat, Mexico seizes record 20 mn doses of fentanyl
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Amid Trump's tariff threat, Mexico seizes record 20 mn doses of fentanyl

Firstpost  

Amid US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs, Mexico has seized record 20 million doses of fentanyl drug as part of ramped up crackdown on drug production and distribution in the country Mexican authorities have ramped up action against production and distribution of drugs such as fentanyl in the country in recent days. In two instances on Tuesday, Mexican authorities …

Mexico announces record fentanyl bust days after Trump threatened tariffs over drugs crossing border
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mexico announces record fentanyl bust days after Trump threatened tariffs over drugs crossing border

Daily Mail  

The Mexican military seized the largest shipments of fentanyl in history Tuesday, just days after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to levy a 25 percent tax on products from Mexico due in part to the deadly drug crossing the border. Mexican authorities said they recovered more than 2,000 pounds of fentanyl in the largest such seizure in the nation's history The …

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

'Stakes are high': Experts fear Trump plan could lead to more fentanyl in the U.S.
3 weeks, 6 days ago

'Stakes are high': Experts fear Trump plan could lead to more fentanyl in the U.S.

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden's administration has been quietly working with Chinese officials to help stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States. "The stakes over what happens next are high, with tariffs that could impact hundreds of billions of dollars in trade between the world’s two biggest economies," said The Journal. "They could also shape the course of the campaign …

Scapegoating others can't end US' drug crisis: China Daily editorial
4 weeks ago

Scapegoating others can't end US' drug crisis: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. US president-elect Donald Trump, who will enter office on Jan 20, plans to raise tariffs by an additional 10 percent on all Chinese goods exported to the United States, citing fentanyl abuse as the reason, which he …

US Election 2024: ‘Will put tariff on Mexico, China to stop flow of fentanyl into United States,’ says Donald Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US Election 2024: ‘Will put tariff on Mexico, China to stop flow of fentanyl into United States,’ says Donald Trump

Live Mint  

During a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump warned that, if elected, he would impose tariffs on Mexico and China unless both countries took action to halt the flow of fentanyl into the United States. As reported by Reuters, Trump stated that he would swiftly address drug trafficking along the southern U.S. border with Mexico and …

Chinese chemical manufacturer is targeted by federal prosecutors trying to stop flow of fentanyl
2 months, 1 week ago

Chinese chemical manufacturer is targeted by federal prosecutors trying to stop flow of fentanyl

LA Times  

Before harmful and deadly drugs such as fentanyl and xylazine reach the streets of cities such as Los Angeles, they must first make their way into the country. “These chemical companies ship fentanyl precursors and adulterants around the world, including to the United States and Mexico, where drug cartels and traffickers use the precursors to synthesize and manufacture fentanyl into …

Critics wary as China promises tighter fentanyl controls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Critics wary as China promises tighter fentanyl controls

NPR  

Critics wary as China promises tighter fentanyl controls toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Officials in China say new regulations will go into effect on Sept. 1 that tighten controls on the so-called "precursor" chemicals used to make street fentanyl. The Biden administration described China's new rules - increasing government oversight on seven chemicals, including three compounds used to …

A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico’s ruling party faces growing scandal
4 months, 1 week ago

A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico’s ruling party faces growing scandal

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — It was strange and surprising when Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July, but the story of how he got there is now growing into a scandal that threatens top figures in Mexico’s ruling party. On Thursday, federal prosecutors said Sinaloa state officials mishandled evidence in an apparent attempt to …

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders

LA Times  

Days after the surprise arrest on U.S. soil of two of Mexico’s most wanted fugitives, the details of what exactly transpired remain murky. “We need them to tell the truth.” The president has come under heavy criticism for being blindsided by the capture of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of notorious …

In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
6 months ago

In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In Atlanta to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to quell the import of illegal drugs into the U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced new sanctions against members of a Mexican drug cartel accused of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, meth and migrants through the southern border. Included in the sanctions are eight members of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug …

Mexico’s chief detective apologizes for saying his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexico’s chief detective apologizes for saying his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s detective service apologized Thursday for saying his country is “the champion” of fentany l and meth production. The comments Tuesday by Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, appeared to contradict past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has denied any fentanyl is produced in Mexico. “For …

The head of Mexico’s detective service says his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production
8 months ago

The head of Mexico’s detective service says his country is the ‘champion’ of fentanyl production

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of Mexico’s detective service acknowledged Tuesday that the country is “the champion” of fentanyl production, something that appears to run counter to past statements by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, said that since the 1990s “Mexico has been the champion of methamphetamine production, …

House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the United States
8 months, 1 week ago

House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the United States

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — China is fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. by directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials that are used by traffickers to make the drug outside the country, according to a report released Tuesday by a special House committee focused on countering the Chinese government. “Through its actions, as our report has revealed, the Chinese Communist Party is …

House panel says China is subsidizing fentanyl production to fuel crisis in U.S.
8 months, 1 week ago

House panel says China is subsidizing fentanyl production to fuel crisis in U.S.

LA Times  

Gen. William Barr told lawmakers Tuesday that “persuasive evidence” had been uncovered that China’s government is “knee deep” in sponsoring and facilitating the export of fentanyl precursors. Committee investigators said they accessed a Chinese government website that revealed tax rebates for the production of specific fentanyl precursors as well as other synthetic drugs as long as those companies sell them …

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds
8 months, 1 week ago

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A report released by the Mexican government Friday says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic. Nonetheless, Mexican cartels appear to be having no problem importing tons of precursor chemicals and making their own fentanyl, which they smuggle into the United …

Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested
10 months ago

Guatemalan accused of importing fentanyl precursors for Mexican cartel arrested

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Mexican authorities have detained a Guatemalan man wanted by the United States for allegedly participating in the importation of precursor chemicals used by the Sinaloa cartel to make fentanyl, officials said Monday. Immigration authorities stopped Jason Antonio Yang López at the airport in Tapachula on Sunday and turned him over to agents from the Chiapas state prosecutor’s …

US and China launch talks on fentanyl trafficking in a sign of cooperation amid differences
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US and China launch talks on fentanyl trafficking in a sign of cooperation amid differences

The Independent  

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US and China talk on fentanyl trafficking
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US and China talk on fentanyl trafficking

Al Jazeera  

Talks on curbing fentanyl trade come after years of deterioration in relations on issues including COVID-19, human rights and Taiwan. The United States and China have launched a joint anti-narcotics group to curb the production and trade of the highly addictive opioid fentanyl in the first sign of cooperation between the superpowers since bilateral relations soured. ‘Gains from cooperation’ Wang …

Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies

LA Times  

The tag on her white lab coat read “professional pharmacist,” and the framed health and safety certificates lining the walls behind her gave the drugstore an air of legitimacy. One worker said that during the second round of sweeps, authorities came to his Cabo pharmacy “looking for loose pills.” The officials also reviewed financial records, and ultimately decided the store …

Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills
1 year ago

Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Friday they have raided and closed 31 pharmacies in Baja California’s coastal city of Ensenada, after they were detected selling fake or fentanyl-laced pills. The announcement represents one of the first times Mexican authorities have acknowledged what U.S. researchers pointed out almost a year ago: that Mexican pharmacies were offering controlled medications like Oxycodone, …

In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
1 year ago

In Mexico, Yellen announces economics sanctions as the US aims to crack down on fentanyl trafficking

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday announced economic sanctions against 15 people and two companies that the United States says are linked to a Mexican drug cartel as she visited Mexico City for talks with officials about efforts to fight fentanyl trafficking. Yellen traveled to Mexico this week after the Treasury Department announced a strike force to help …

The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
1 year, 1 month ago

The US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Sonora, Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. The Treasury Department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Brian Nelson, said that the U.S. “will aggressively pursue all who are complicit operators and facilitators of these …

U.S. sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
1 year, 1 month ago

U.S. sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking

LA Times  

The Treasury Department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence said that the U.S. “will aggressively pursue all who are complicit operators and facilitators of these illicit fentanyl networks.” The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Sonora, Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. The …

Some GOP candidates want to use force against Mexico to stop fentanyl. Experts say that won’t work
1 year, 2 months ago

Some GOP candidates want to use force against Mexico to stop fentanyl. Experts say that won’t work

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Ron DeSantis wants suspected drug smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border to be shot dead. Vivek Ramaswamy has accused Mexico’s leader of treating drug cartels as his “sugar daddy” and says that if he is elected president, “there will be a new daddy in town.” Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for the 2024 nomination and long the person who …

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
1 year, 2 months ago

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

The Independent  

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Why America’s Republicans want to bomb Mexico
1 year, 3 months ago

Why America’s Republicans want to bomb Mexico

Hindustan Times  

MEXICANS ARE used to their country being used as a piñata during American election seasons. In 2015, in a speech to launch his presidential campaign, Donald Trump accused Mexico of sending drug traffickers, rapists and other criminals to America and promised to make Mexico’s government pay for a wall along the border. At the first Republican primary debate on August …

‘This isn’t some random dude with a duffel bag’: To catch fentanyl traffickers, feds dig into crypto markets
1 year, 4 months ago

‘This isn’t some random dude with a duffel bag’: To catch fentanyl traffickers, feds dig into crypto markets

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Biden administration has intensified its focus on tracing cryptocurrency payments that some of the most dangerous Mexican drug cartels use to buy fentanyl ingredients from Chinese chemical companies, the latest step in a renewed attempt to crack down on the multibillion-dollar fentanyl trade that kills thousands of Americans each year. A “significant portion” of fentanyl is …

Commentary: Pharmacies selling fentanyl-laced pills are deadly tourist traps in Mexico
1 year, 5 months ago

Commentary: Pharmacies selling fentanyl-laced pills are deadly tourist traps in Mexico

LA Times  

Medications are lined up on shelves in a pharmacy in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. A warning appeared on Tripadvisor on May 25, 2020: “Cabo pharmacies selling fentanyl laced pills.” The person posting under the moniker Spreadingfacts wrote, “My brother passed away last year after buying pills at a pharmacy in Cabo.” Over several posts, the writer said their brother died after …

Mexico says it doesn’t have a fentanyl problem. New data reveal a hidden epidemic
1 year, 5 months ago

Mexico says it doesn’t have a fentanyl problem. New data reveal a hidden epidemic

LA Times  

As fentanyl has ravaged the United States, killing tens of thousands of Americans each year, Mexican leaders have insisted their country has been virtually untouched by the opioid. Mexico officially recorded just 19 deaths from all opioids in 2020, the most recent year for which data are available, with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador contending fentanyl is exclusively a U.S. …

Biden administration to launch global coalition to fight fentanyl
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden administration to launch global coalition to fight fentanyl

LA Times  

A display of the fentanyl and methamphetamine that was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry is shown during a news conference in 2019 in Nogales, Ariz. Robinson said the Biden administration believes that, despite poor relations between Washington and Beijing, it can continue to seek cooperation to “stop criminal diversion” of illicit …

L.A. public health officials warn about fentanyl-tainted pills in Mexican drug stores
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. public health officials warn about fentanyl-tainted pills in Mexican drug stores

LA Times  

Medications on shelves in a pharmacy in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Los Angeles County public health officials on Tuesday issued an alert warning Angelenos that some pharmacies in Mexico have been selling counterfeit medications containing fentanyl and other narcotics. “Due to fentanyl, we are seeing people overdose and die the first time they try an illicit substance or counterfeit pill.” Citing …

El Chapo’s son, three Sinaloa cartel leaders and two Mexican firms sanctioned for bringing fentanyl into US
1 year, 7 months ago

El Chapo’s son, three Sinaloa cartel leaders and two Mexican firms sanctioned for bringing fentanyl into US

The Independent  

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Sons of Mexico’s El Chapo: We don’t make fentanyl — or feed victims to tigers
1 year, 7 months ago

Sons of Mexico’s El Chapo: We don’t make fentanyl — or feed victims to tigers

LA Times  

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, head of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, is escorted at Mexico City’s airport after his capture in 2016. “We are victims of persecution and have been made into scapegoats.” Those are among the assertions in a startling letter to the media from “Los Chapitos,” sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán — the notorious ex-kingpin of the Sinaloa cartel …

More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law
1 year, 7 months ago

More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Over the past year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial penalties on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine — turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world. Now, the federal agency is facing increasing pressure, including from legislation introduced Tuesday in the Senate, to use those tools …

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

NPR  

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Justice Department U.S. Justice Department U.S. officials say they've identified and infiltrated the Mexican drug organization that's largely responsible for the fentanyl crisis killing tens of thousands of Americans every year. "While El Chapo's Sinaloa was about cocaine and meth, and …

Editorial: U.S.-Mexico officials must put aside animosity to stop fentanyl deaths
1 year, 8 months ago

Editorial: U.S.-Mexico officials must put aside animosity to stop fentanyl deaths

LA Times  

A round of indictments against a major Mexican fentanyl trafficking ring last week presents an opportunity to hobble the multinational drug enterprise killing people on both sides of the border — but only if leaders in the United States and Mexico can stop sniping at each other and overcome a rift between them. Gen. Merrick Garland, announcing the indictments against …

Mexico president slams US ‘spying’ after traffickers charged
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico president slams US ‘spying’ after traffickers charged

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president lashed out Monday at what he called U.S. “spying” and “interference” in Mexico, days after U.S. prosecutors announced charges against 28 members of the Sinaloa cartel for smuggling massive amounts of fentanyl into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested Monday that the case had been built on information gathered by U.S. agents …

US sanctions Chinese companies accusing them of providing chemicals used to create fentanyl to drug gangs
1 year, 8 months ago

US sanctions Chinese companies accusing them of providing chemicals used to create fentanyl to drug gangs

Firstpost  

The Treasury said that as part of the campaign against fentanyl manufacture, five individuals with addresses in China and Guatemala were also named Washington: According to a statement from the US Treasury Department, Washington placed penalties on two Chinese companies on Friday after accusing them of providing precursor chemicals to Mexican drug gangs used in the creation of illegal fentanyl …

US targets El Chapo sons, Chinese workers in sweeping drug action
1 year, 8 months ago

US targets El Chapo sons, Chinese workers in sweeping drug action

Al Jazeera  

United States authorities have targeted four sons of the notorious Mexican drug lord El Chapo – known as the “Chapitos” – as well as individuals connected to Chinese chemical firms in a sweeping action meant to address fentanyl trafficking. On Friday, US Attorney General Merrick Garland called the drug enterprise run by the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel the “largest, most violent, …

Fox News host: Donald Trump is 'real reason' fentanyl imports are booming
1 year, 8 months ago

Fox News host: Donald Trump is 'real reason' fentanyl imports are booming

Raw Story  

Fox News host Geraldo Rivera said former President Donald Trump was to blame for inflaming the crisis of fentanyl overdoses with his "brute force" policies on Mexico. During a Fox News segment about spiking fentanyl imports, Rivera pointed to the recent calls by Republicans to bomb Mexico. "But I think the real reason they're coming down, I think you alluded …

China denies fentanyl trafficking with Mexico; blames US
1 year, 8 months ago

China denies fentanyl trafficking with Mexico; blames US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — China’s government on Thursday denied the country’s involvement in any illegal fentanyl trafficking with Mexico and said it had not been notified by Mexico’s government of any seizures of the precursor chemicals used to make the powerful drug. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning made the comments in response to a question about a plea from Mexico …

Mexico asks China’s help in curbing production of fentanyl
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico asks China’s help in curbing production of fentanyl

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president asked his Chinese counterpart for help Tuesday in halting chemicals from China used by Mexican drug dealers to illegally produce fentanyl, while also complaining of “rude” U.S. pressure to curb the drug trade. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has previously said that fentanyl is America’s problem and is caused by “a lack of hugs” in …

Mexico complains to China about U.S. pressure over fentanyl
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico complains to China about U.S. pressure over fentanyl

LA Times  

Mexico’s president on Tuesday asked China for help in halting chemicals used by Mexican drug dealers to illegally produce fentanyl, while also complaining of U.S. pressure to curb the drug trade. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has previously said that fentanyl is the United States’ problem, caused by “a lack of hugs” in families. “Unjustly, they are blaming us for …

US warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico
1 year, 9 months ago

US warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning about dangerous counterfeit pills being sold at pharmacies in Mexico that often contain fentanyl. The State Department warned that such pills are often counterfeit and “may contain deadly doses of fentanyl.” “Counterfeit pills are readily advertised on social media and can be purchased at small, non-chain pharmacies in …

Lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis, Mexico’s leader says
1 year, 9 months ago

Lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis, Mexico’s leader says

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don’t hug their kids enough. The comment by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador caps a week of provocative statements from him about the crisis caused by the fentanyl, a synthetic opioid trafficked by Mexican cartels that has been blamed for …

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