Dec 29, 2024 · New York Times reporters witnessed the dangerous fentanyl production process inside a secret lab in Culiacán run by Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate.

Homeless individuals in Mexico are offered small payments to inject untested fentanyl mixtures, while rabbits and chickens are used to gauge the potency of these toxic drugs.

Dec 4, 2024 · Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel …

Jan 24, 2025 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands took to the streets Thursday to protest the killing of two children in an attempted carjacking in Mexico’s troubled northwestern state of …

Feb 20, 2024 · Mexico's mental health and addiction commission (CONASAMA) has classified fentanyl as an "emerging drug" because of an uptick in users seeking treatment, even though …

Feb 7, 2024 · Because the opioid is cheap and easy to produce and transport, Mexican drug cartels have begun to cut it into recreational drugs like cocaine. The Mexican border city finds …

Dec 5, 2024 · Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country's history.

Dec 18, 2024 · Chemical brokers are the supply chiefs of the illicit fentanyl trade, funneling Chinese ingredients to Mexico's producers. Industry insiders tell Reuters how they use bribery, …

Sep 22, 2024 · Two powerful Mexican drug cartels have flooded the U.S. with fentanyl, leading to the worst drug crisis in American history. Fentanyl was responsible for more than 70,000 …

Dec 26, 2024 · The cartel operatives came to the homeless encampment carrying syringes filled with their latest fentanyl formula. The offer was simple, according to two men living at the …