Despite President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's claims that fentanyl is not being made in Mexico, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency is saying otherwise.
Jelly Roll testified during Thursday's Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, advocating for stronger legislation to address the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the United States.
The US is intensifying its campaign against fentanyl trafficking as the US Treasury Department has launched a new strike force to help stem the influx of the deadly opioid.
More US sanctions against top members of the Sinaloa Cartel have been announced as these sanctions seem to be working after El Chapo's sons, Los Chapitos, ordered members to halt fentanyl production.
The US Treasury announced a new wave of sanctions targeted at criminal organizations responsible for fentanyl production, These sanctions mainly targeted the Sinaloa Cartel of Mexico and the Clan del Golfo of Colombia.
Mexico conducted a four-day inspection raid across the Caribbean Coast six months after the US warned that Mexican pharmacies are selling fake pills laced with fentanyl.
The U.S. has charged 28 members of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa Cartel, including four sons of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, who are collectively known as "Los Chapitos."
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help in stopping chemicals from China used by Mexican drug cartels to illegally produce fentanyl.
The Mexican Department of Defense announced on Thursday that Mexican soldiers found over 1.83 million fentanyl pills in Tijuana. They were reportedly hidden inside a stash house in the border city.