Recent sessions of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs have highlighted the challenges posed by synthetic drug production in Mexico, particularly regarding fentanyl. The Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel has been adapting and migrating their synthetic drug labs north to evade regulations and proximity to the US-Mexico border. This shift in production locations has been observed in Culiacán, Sonora, and Baja California, indicating a strategic response to government pressure and market dynamics.
Fentanyl production in Mexico will evolve the same way that methamphetamine production did after the downfall of the Amezcua brothers. Prices will decrease and purity + potency will increase as the industry becomes more competitive and widely distributed. https://t.co/9OgAvBOIaj
Fentanyl seizures at #US-#Mexico border are down, and so partly production. But did Sinaloa's Chapitos ordered the halt due to authorities' pressure or the 75% price drop due to overproduction? Also, production is moving elsewhere. https://t.co/XUTKdI3gnf https://t.co/XUTKdI3gnf
The Chapitos want to make it seem like they've stopped trafficking #fentanyl by halting production in Culiacán. In reality, they and other Sinaloa Cartel factions have moved their synthetic drug labs outside Sinaloa to be closer to the US-#Mexico border.👇https://t.co/6N7RQOl0pK
The Chapitos want to make it seem like they've stopped trafficking #fentanyl by halting production in Culiacán. In reality, they and other Sinaloa Cartel factions have migrated their synthetic drug labs out of Sinaloa to be closer to the US-#Mexico border. https://t.co/6N7RQOl0pK
🇲🇽 #Mexico | Four individuals, all of whom work in different capacities for criminal cells associated with factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, said the fentanyl ban in Culiacán has pushed synthetic drug labs to migrate primarily to Sonora and Baja California. https://t.co/aS433hqdzH
Interesting, as #AMLO has insisted there's no #fentanyl problem in #Mexico. But it's about supply. Supply made in Mexico will stay, some of it, in Mexico, and create the same havoc it's creating in the US. #Meth did the same, #cocaine, too. https://t.co/re6S7jIrZe
#NewAnalysis | Mexico Fentanyl Production Migrates North as Chapitos Death Threats Loom https://t.co/aS433hqdzH
As the Chapitos clamp down on #fentanyl production in Sinaloa amid govt. pressure from the US+#Mexico, they & other Sinaloa Cartel factions have migrated their synthetic drug labs north to be closer to the border. Our @InSightCrime report from Culiacán👇https://t.co/6N7RQOl0pK
Join @John_WOLA for a webinar with @montevideoIM to explore the possible emergence of illicitly manufactured #fentanyl in #Uruguay and discuss public health and harm reduction strategies to mitigate fentanyl-related risks. 🗓️March 20 ⏰ 5:30 PM EDT https://t.co/6bTNqQ8k6d https://t.co/1wk5mr3nnm
Many stakeholders are debating how to combat drug trafficking at the latest session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Meanwhile, the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel is constantly adapting to obtain precursor chemicals to produce #fentanyl. https://t.co/jIATt6vfXW
As the #UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs holds its latest session, check out our investigation on how synthetic drug producers in #Mexico manage to circumvent regulations to obtain the precursor chemicals needed to produce #fentanyl and methamphetamine. https://t.co/WgdpxU6CIE