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DEA Director Terrance Cole Warns World Cup Could Create Opportunities for Fentanyl Trafficking

Summary by Latin Times
According to the agency, fentanyl is now being mixed with other synthetic substances, including xylazine, nitazenes, cychlorphine and medetomidine, many of which are difficult to detect and are not approved for human consumption.

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Latinus The director of the agency, Terrance C. Cole, said in an interview at News Nation that the tournament offers an opportunity for these criminal groups to operate in the United States The director of the Drug Control Administration (DEA), Terrance C. Cole, warned that the agency is on high alert for the possible entry of fentanyl into the United States within the framework of the football World Cup, which also has Mexico and Canada as head…

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Drug cartels can try to take advantage of the football World Cup to distribute narcotics warns the U.S. Drug Control Administration. It claims that the world scenario where football matches will be played next month... Full Note »

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WASHINGTON, USA.- The Drug Control Administration (DEA) warned that it keeps a close eye on the risk of criminal groups attempting to take advantage of the celebration of the World Cup 2026 to distribute fentanyl and other synthetic drugs to the millions of visitors who will attend the tournament. Agency director Terrance C. Cole pointed out [...] The 2026 World Entry under surveillance: DEA fears drug trafficking operations aparece primero en P…

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Redacción / Grupo Canton The DEA warned that criminal organizations could try to take advantage of the high mobility of people during the 2026 Football World Cup to introduce fentanyl to the United States. Cancún.-The U.S. Drug Control Administration (DEA) remains on alert to the possibility that criminal organizations [...] The post DEA alerts risk of fentanyl trafficking during the World Cup appeared first on Quintana Roo Today.

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The U.S. Drug Control Administration (DEA) is in a state of maximum alert to the risk that criminal organizations will take advantage of the 2026 Football World Cup to increase trafficking of fentanyl into U.S. territory. DEA director Terrance C. Cole warned that the massive arrival of international visitors to the U.S. during the tournament represents an opportunity that cartels could attempt to exploit for the transportation of synthetic drugs…

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Latin Times broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, June 12, 2026.
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