The US: The Real Narco-State?
“Washington isn’t interested in fighting organized crime within its borders… but in using drug trafficking as a pretext to interfere in other countries,” La Jornada argues.
“Washington isn’t interested in fighting organized crime within its borders… but in using drug trafficking as a pretext to interfere in other countries,” La Jornada argues.
The talks come as Washington presses Mexico to hand over 10 officials, and as Ebrard negotiates to head off new US tariffs.
DEA chief Terry Cole made the claim without evidence at the first Fentanyl-Free U.S. Summit, vowing to make the cartels the agency’s “number one priority.”
China has announced plans to take increased action on precursor chemicals used to synthesize fentanyl, marking an important step in attacking the flow of these substances into Mexico.