Mexico Looks to China , for Help Combating , Fentanyl Trafficking.
On April 4, Mexico's president urged his
Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help
control the trafficking of fentanyl. .
On April 4, Mexico's president urged his
Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help
control the trafficking of fentanyl. .
NBC reports that the news comes amid criticism
from the United States that Mexico has failed
to stem the flow of the synthetic opioid.
In a March 22 letter to Xi, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended Mexico's efforts to combat trafficking, while asking China for assistance.
In a March 22 letter to Xi, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended Mexico's efforts to combat trafficking, while asking China for assistance.
We come to you, President Xi Jinping,
not to ask for your support in the face
of these rude threats, but to request
that for humanitarian reasons, you help us
control shipments of fentanyl that
can be sent from China to our country, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, via NBC.
We come to you, President Xi Jinping,
not to ask for your support in the face
of these rude threats, but to request
that for humanitarian reasons, you help us
control shipments of fentanyl that
can be sent from China to our country, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, via NBC.
NBC reports that fentanyl lies
at the center of a surge
in overdose deaths in the U.S. .
Republican lawmakers have blamed Mexico for failing
to take down drug cartels responsible for producing
and shipping the highly-addictive painkiller.
Republican lawmakers have blamed Mexico for failing
to take down drug cartels responsible for producing
and shipping the highly-addictive painkiller.
According to Obrador, law enforcement in Mexico
has taken down nearly 1,400 clandestine
fentanyl labs and seized seven tons of the drug.
Obrador also claimed that only 30% of
the total fentanyl consumed in the U.S.
had entered the country via Mexico.
U.S. officials insist that fentanyl
is mass-produced in Mexico using
chemicals mainly sourced from China.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has spearheaded
U.S. efforts to increase pressure on Mexico, including
designating cartels as terrorist organizations.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has spearheaded
U.S. efforts to increase pressure on Mexico, including
designating cartels as terrorist organizations
