Mexican President claims he has proof of Chinese fentanyl smuggling

Mexican President claims he has proof of Chinese fentanyl smuggling

The president of Mexico claims that his nation has evidence of illegal shipments of the powerful opioid fentanyl coming from China. According to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a shipment containing the drug was detained in the Pacific port of Lázaro Cárdenas, reported the BBC. He said, "We already have proof," and said he will seek the Chinese government to assist in preventing the shipments. According to US authorities, fentanyl is cu

Mexican President to Show China Proof of Fentanyl Smuggling In Response to China's Denial

On Friday, the President of Mexico stated that his country would send China with evidence of illegal fentanyl shipments from China to Mexican drug cartels.

Mexico says to give China proof of fentanyl smuggling

Mexico has denied that fentanyl is manufactured in its territory. Lopez Obrador's appeal follows calls from Republican senators in the United States to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations and even send troops to fight them. The US Justice Department last month singled out two Chinese companies for sanctions for allegedly selling chemical ingredients to the notorious Sinaloa cartel to produce fentanyl.

Mexico claims proof of Chinese fentanyl smuggling

President López Obrador says he wants China to help fight the deadly opioid ravaging the US.

Mexico says to give China proof of fentanyl smuggling

Mexico will provide China with evidence of illegal fentanyl shipments from the Asian nation to Mexican drug cartels, its president said Friday, after

López Obrador insists that Mexico does not produce fentanyl and claims that it comes from China: ‘We have proof’

The Mexican President announces that he will send another letter to the Government of Xi Jinping and will ask him to prevent the shipment of substances to the country, following the arrival of a container at the port of Lazaro Cardenas