{"id":133720,"date":"2024-12-05T21:24:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133720"},"modified":"2024-12-05T21:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:24:04","slug":"mexico-makes-record-fentanyl-bust-days-after-trump-tariff-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133720","title":{"rendered":"Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat"},"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 data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8eu9p000v2dp3gr9b9roh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/28\/politics\/trump-mexican-president-call-tariffs\/index.html\">fentanyl<\/a> bust in the country\u2019s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo0006356m5oj5qz3q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,\u201d Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily press conference, adding that the amount seized surpasses 20 million doses.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo0007356mcmg39mex@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThink (about it), the consumption of a person addicted to fentanyl over the course of a year is like a packet of sugar. Then think about a ton of fentanyl, we are talking about more than 20 million doses, and close to eight billion Mexican pesos ($394 million),\u201d the president said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo0008356m8ku3o80c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The raids come days after US President-elect Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/25\/politics\/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada-china\/index.html\">promised <\/a>massive hikes in tariffs on goods from Mexico on the first day of his administration \u2013 a move he claims to be in retaliation for illegal immigration and \u201ccrime and drugs\u201d coming across the border.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo0009356mzovbfuw5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis tariff will remain in effect until such time as drugs, in particular fentanyl, and all illegal aliens stop this invasion of our country!\u201d Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on November 25.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000a356mzofwxwuo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mexico\u2019s top security official, Omar Garcia Harfuch, said the \u201chistoric\u201d bust was achieved in two raids spearheaded by the country\u2019s navy and that two men were arrested and several weapons seized.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000b356m48clcalv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Harfuch didn\u2019t identify those arrested but posted pictures of walkie-talkies and bags full of pills inside a red pick-up truck allegedly seized during the operation.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000c356mwebr81oo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThese actions will continue until the violence decreases in the state of Sinaloa,\u201d Harfuch wrote on X early Thursday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000d356m6dxrasg2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On Tuesday, Harfuch touted Sheinbaum\u2019s security achievements during her first 60 days in office, claiming that nationwide authorities have arrested over 5,000 criminals and seized nearly 58 tons of drugs and over 2,400 firearms.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000e356mgwlntyri@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, the state of Sinaloa \u2013 home to one of the world\u2019s most powerful drug trafficking organizations, the Sinaloa Cartel \u2013 has seen a spike in murders with more than 50 people killed in the past week, according to data from the state\u2019s prosecutor\u2019s office.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000f356mq2ul68b3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The wave of violence in Sinaloa, according to Harfuch, was triggered by \u201ca specific situation, a few months ago,\u201d which caused a \u201cfight\u201d between criminal groups.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000g356mqy40dgvr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Last July, two of the Sinaloa Cartel leaders \u2013 Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of infamous cartel boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/02\/12\/us\/el-chapo-guzman-trial-verdict\/index.html\">Joaquin \u201cEl Chapo\u201d Guzman<\/a>, and Ismael \u201cEl Mayo\u201d Zambada, who co-founded the cartel with El Chapo \u2013 were arrested in the US during an operation in Texas.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4a8ldwo000h356me50o0e5p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Sinaloa Cartel is thought to be responsible for the trafficking of vast amounts of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/03\/health\/fentanyl-overdose-cdc-report\/index.html\">fentanyl<\/a> into the US.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<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<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/04\/americas\/mexico-fentanyl-seizure-trump-tariffs-intl-latam\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country\u2019s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133720\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}