{"id":133450,"date":"2024-12-05T04:05:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T21:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133450"},"modified":"2024-12-05T04:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T21:05:47","slug":"mexican-troops-seize-a-record-fentanyl-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133450","title":{"rendered":"Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 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\u2019s history. <\/p>\n<p>The raids came after a sharp drop in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-drugs-fentanyl-seizures-f00a622b682ab5c0f9344afcc1956faf\">fentanyl seizures in Mexico<\/a><\/span> earlier this year, and days after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tariffs-trump-trade-policy-economy-0fb9740a4b42c734c75b64ba09c901d5\">threatened to impose<\/a><\/span> 25% tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico unless those countries cracked down on the flow of migrants and drugs across the border.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say the timing may not be a coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that the Mexican government has been managing the timing of fentanyl seizures,\u201d said security analyst David Saucedo. \u201cBut under the pressure by Donald Trump, it appears President Claudia Sheinbaum\u2019s administration is willing to the increase the capture of drug traffickers and drug seizures that Washington is demanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saucedo said it\u2019s clear the Mexican government \u201cdoesn\u2019t see fentanyl as one of its own problems, and fighting it isn\u2019t its priority,\u201d He added there would only be big busts \u201cwhen there is pressure from Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s top security official said soldiers and marines late Tuesday spotted two men carrying guns in the northern state of Sinaloa, home to the drug cartel of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>They chased the men, who ran into two houses. In one house soldiers found about 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of fentanyl, and in the other a truck packed with about 1,750 pounds (800 kilograms) of the drug, mostly in pill form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Sinaloa, we achieved the biggest seizure in history of fentanyl,\u201d Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch wrote in his social media accounts. Several guns were also seized and two men were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>President Sheinbaum said Wednesday that \u201cthis is an investigation that had been going on for some time, and yesterday it bore fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But that claim contrasts with the seemingly random nature of the bust, which started when a military patrol \u201cnoticed the presence of two men carrying what appeared to be guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the past, Mexican security forces have sometimes used the story of following armed men running into houses as a pretext to enter homes without search warrants. In at least one case, the government version was disproved by security camera footage.<\/p>\n<p>The latest haul was striking because fentanyl seizures in Mexico had fallen dramatically in the first half of the year. At some points during the summer, under former President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador, federal forces reported seizures amounted to as little as 50 grams (2 ounces) per week. <\/p>\n<p>Figures for the first half of 2024 show that Mexican federal forces seized only 286 pounds (130 kilograms) of fentanyl nationwide between January and June, down 94% from the 5,135 pounds (2,329 kilograms) seized in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The synthetic opioid has been blamed for <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-addiction-and-treatment-alaska-united-states-government-state-of-the-union-address-7592deaf631e2b842607368979f3c15c\">about 70,000 overdose deaths annually<\/a><\/span> in the United States, and U.S. officials have tried to step up efforts to seize it as it comes over the border, often in the form of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-fentanyl-ensenada-pharmacies-raids-88461569ff1c8a56281992be434bec28\">counterfeit pills made in Mexico from precursor chemicals largely imported from China<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00f3pez Obrador always denied that fentanyl is even produced in Mexico, though experts \u2014 and even members of his own administration \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-fentanyl-methamphetamines-ffeb696dc0031b46cd9ad73d1cfef6d0\">acknowledge that it is.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And if Mexico doesn\u2019t go after those fentanyl production facilities, then they will still be churning out similar quantities in the future. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very very big seizure,\u201d Saucedo said. \u201cBut if they don\u2019t dismantle the labs, this kind of production will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also Wednesday, the U.S. State Department announced it was increasing the reward for the top leader of another cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, from $10 million to $15 million.<\/p>\n<p>Oseguera, known by his nickname \u201cEl Mencho,\u201d leads the Jalisco cartel, which like Sinaloa, is heavily involved in the manufacture and distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamines.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); 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