Mexico’s intensive strategy against fentanyl has resulted in a 40% drop in trafficking to the US and a significant decrease in overdose fatalities. By dismantling laboratories and strengthening border intelligence, the initiative is successfully disrupting supply chains and protecting thousands of lives across North America.
(c) Miguel Urieta
(c) Miguel Urieta

Mexico’s fentanyl crusade cuts trafficking and overdose deaths

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Mexico’s intensive strategy against fentanyl has resulted in a 40% drop in trafficking to the US and a significant decrease in overdose fatalities. By dismantling laboratories and strengthening border intelligence, the initiative is successfully disrupting supply chains and protecting thousands of lives across North America.

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