U.S.-Mexico Border Militarization Fails to Stop Modern Drug Smuggling Industry

U.S.-Mexico Border Militarization Fails to Stop Modern Drug Smuggling Industry

Just across the Texas border, in cities like Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo, criminal networks are strengthening their hold on drug routes despite increased enforcement efforts by the United States and Mexico.  Rather than rely on individual smugglers crossing unmanned sections of the border, cartels specializing in fentanyl and other synthetic drugs use legal ports of entry, commercial vehicles, and digital payment systems to move drugs and launder p…