Mexico’s military offensive against drug cartels in Sinoloa—the country’s fentanyl production hub—has failed to significantly disrupt the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid to the United States despite thousands of arrests and the destruction of numerous drug labs, according to a new report.
The Brussels-based International Crisis Group said in a July 7 report that while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has scored tactical victories against criminal groups under pressure from the Trump administration, the crackdown has done little to reduce the availability of fentanyl in the United States or weaken the cartel networks underpinning the deadly narco trade….
Mexico’s Drug Cartel Crackdown Fails to Dent Fentanyl Flow to US, Report Says
