Authorities said Mexican traffickers import fentanyl from China and India
This is the second large bust at Mexico City's International Aiport this month
The six plastic drums of fentanyl precursor came on a flight from Spain, an unusual source for the drug
Asian, especially Chinese, money laundering organizations are now working for Mexican drug cartels
The planting of an illegal opioid was the only way to survive in one of the most marginalized regions in the country
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Mexican drug cartels are making “mass quantities” of fake prescription pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl with the intention of selling them to users throughout North America
Mexican drug cartels are making “mass quantities” of fake prescription pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl with the intention of selling them to users throughout North America
On October 7, Mexican authorities launched an investigation against Ovidio Guzmán
If synthetic opioids displace heroin from the market of clandestine painkillers, Mexican drug trafficking organizations will compete for a declining market, causing violence to escalate in the country