President López Obrador cast the fentanyl epidemic as a U.S. problem and said the demands, made after the Matamoros kidnappings, were a threat to sovereignty.
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U.S. officials say they believe Mexico surpassed China as the top producer of U.S.-bound fentanyl in 2019, following a crackdown by Beijing on production of the opioid. Chinese companies continue to send chemicals to Mexico that are used to make fentanyl, U.S. officials say.While seizures of fentanyl at the U.S. border have soared, Mexican officials have found few production labs. U.S.
The Republican demand to designate cartels as terrorist groups is not new. The Trump administration also considered the proposal in 2019, leading to intense pushback from Mexican authorities worried that the move would limit intergovernmental cooperation, causing a catastrophicLópez Obrador came to power in 2018 pledging to end the U.S.-backed “war on drugs,” which he blamed for violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives in recent years.
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