Drugs, Crime and the Cartels – raytodd.blog

On August 5, a background reporter for the think tank Council on Foreign Relations reported that the violence continues, more than a decade after the Mexican government launched a war against drug cartels.

It explained that Mexican suppliers are responsible for most heroin and methamphetamine production, while cocaine is largely produced in Colombia and then transported to the U.S. by Mexican criminal organizations. At the same time, the cartels smuggle vast quantities of marijuana into the U.S., even though some U.S. jurisdictions have legalized it. Mexico, along with China, is also a major source of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid.

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/mexicos-long-war-drugs-crime-and-cartels

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Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager at Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section View all posts by raytodd2017