Mexican cartels set up their own labs, to compete with China. Chinese fentanyl is coming through customs, last I read about it. Those giants container ships bring it in, on the west coast.
yes and no. yes cartels try to outweigh the chinese influence with their own. no in the sense that the chinese have pretty much a total hold on the precursor manufacturing processes and total monopoly on the market.
mexican gov routinely rolls up criminal organizations in their pacific ports, mainly when they fail to pay their share to the local authorities.
They have their own people walking it through the border as well. Death by a thousand cuts. They're getting as much in as possible through every avenue.
Mexican cartels set up their own labs, to compete with China. Chinese fentanyl is coming through customs, last I read about it. Those giants container ships bring it in, on the west coast.
Don't forget the airport they have in Idaho and many other states. Where there are no checks on who or what is brought in.
Mexican cartels loves the US and won’t risk it by dealing with China. They’re smart and they know how much money is in the US.
yes and no. yes cartels try to outweigh the chinese influence with their own. no in the sense that the chinese have pretty much a total hold on the precursor manufacturing processes and total monopoly on the market.
mexican gov routinely rolls up criminal organizations in their pacific ports, mainly when they fail to pay their share to the local authorities.
China also produces all the "research chemicals" that are analogs. These are much harder to detect.
Mexico sticks with ephedrine/opium/coca based processes. Since they can grow them in mexico/colombia
They have their own people walking it through the border as well. Death by a thousand cuts. They're getting as much in as possible through every avenue.