Mexico, US agree to destroy fentanyl supply chain and new drug cartels

Mexico has agreed with US officers to drastically scale back the stream of precursor chemical substances arriving into Mexico and the United States throughout safety conferences in Washington this week, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard stated.

Both international locations dedicated to dismantling the fentanyl provide chain and Sinaloa and Jalisco, new technology drug cartels, in each international locations, a joint assertion stated on Thursday.

The Mexican delegation additionally requested Washington for a activity drive to observe and “substantially” scale back the stream of arms from the United States to Mexico, in accordance with Ebrard.

“We are going to redouble the step both countries in the Bicentennial Agreement,” he tweeted.

Fentanyl is an artificial opioid trafficked by Mexican cartels that has been blamed for about 70,000 overdose deaths per 12 months within the United States.

America’s downside 

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has beforehand blamed the US for the fentanyl disaster, saying it is America’s downside.

Lopez Obrador has stated the fentanyl downside within the US is brought on by the “lack of hugs” and lack of household values and welfare disaster.

Last week, he sought assist from China to assist curb the trafficking of the lethal opioid, after complaining of the US strain to curb the drug commerce, with some Republicans calling to designate drug cartels as overseas terrorist organisations and even ship troops to Mexico to combat them.

Lopez Obrador slammed the US proposal in his letter to his Chinese counterpart, saying it is an “unacceptable threat to our sovereignty.”

Many individuals who die of overdoses within the United States have no idea they’re taking fentanyl.

Experts say that Mexican cartels are making a lot cash now from the US market that they see no must promote fentanyl of their dwelling market.

Source: TRTWorld and companies