MOre than 20 million dosages of fentanyl were haveactually been taken by Mexican authorities. Photo courtesy of Omar Hamid Garcia Harfuch/X
Dec. 5 (UPI) — Authorities in Mexico have took more than a lot of fentanyl tablets in 2 operations, marking the nation’s largest-ever seizure of the narcotic that hasactually been fueling the continuous opioid epidemic in the United States.
Omar Hamid Garcia Harfuch, Mexico’s public security secretary, stated in a declaration that the seizures tookplace in the state of Sinaloa, which is notorious for its connection to drugs and drug cartels.
Two individuals were apprehended, and an concealed number of guns were taken into authorities custody, he stated.
“These actions will continue upuntil the violence in the state of Sinaloa reduces,” he stated.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated throughout a press conference that the quantity of drugs took was valued at almost $395 million.
“Think [about it]: the intake of a individual addicted to fentanyl over the course of a year is like a package of sugar,” she stated. “Then think about a load of fentanyl. We are talking about more than 20 million dosages.”
The statement comes after President-elect Donald