Mexico’s Drug Cartel Crackdown Fails to Dent Fentanyl Flow to US, Report Says

Mexico’s Drug Cartel Crackdown Fails to Dent Fentanyl Flow to US, Report Says

Mexico’s military offensive against drug cartels in Sinoloa—the country’s fentanyl production hub—has failed to significantly disrupt the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid to the United States despite thousands of arrests and the destruction of numerous drug labs, according to a new report. The Brussels-based International Crisis Group said in a July 7 report that while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has scored tactical vic…