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That's not the point. It's a US problem and Mexicans are filling the void now. When the Colombian government shut down the Medellin and Cali cartels down did cocaine use stop?
If Mexico somehow stopped their cartels then it would be Colombia or Guatemala or Nicaragua or who knows who supplying the market. It's pointless to act like if only the Mexican government figured out how to close down the cartels the problem would disappear. The problems in Mexico are caused by US demand. The corruption in government in Mexico is caused by all the money that is there to bribe and ultimately threaten those who get in the way of drugs getting sent to the US.
Time for American residents to stop pointing fingers at others and look at where the real sources of the problems are. American drug companies are creating these drugs, yet they just pay token fines and say we are sorry but not really. Doctors prescribe them without acknowledging that so many people end up hooked. Where is the societal response to this that doesn't just say oh it's the Mexicans at fault for all this?
If the Mexican government would take action to put the cartels out of business then the supply coming into the US would be cut in a very major way.
Those who are addicted to fentanyl would as now have the choice of getting treated for the addiction or choosing not to. In the latter case let them take care of that problem themselves but the main thing being that their supply of fentanyl is no longer available.
I suppose with the lousy pay that Mexican law enforcement receive it's very easy to augment their incomes with pay offs and leave the cartels alone.
If the Mexican government would take action to put the cartels out of business then the supply coming into the US would be cut in a very major way.
Those who are addicted to fentanyl would as now have the choice of getting treated for the addiction or choosing not to. In the latter case let them take care of that problem themselves but the main thing being that their supply of fentanyl is no longer available.
I suppose with the lousy pay that Mexican law enforcement receive it's very easy to augment their incomes with pay offs and leave the cartels alone.
Did a Mexican create Fentanyl? Does a Mexican company make the chemicals for Fentanyl? Are city parks in Mexico overrun with addicts? Seems like an American problem to me...
The majority of fentanyl is mass-produced in Mexico using chemicals from China before being pressed into pills or mixed with other counterfeit pills made to look like Xanax, Adderall, or oxycodone. The counterfeit drugs are then sold to unaware buyers.
“Rainbow fentanyl” is a newer phenomenon in which fentanyl is mixed with dyes and either pressed into brightly colored pills or sold as powder in various colors. It is likely that drug traffickers are using these dyes to avoid detection and potentially appeal to teens and young adults.
The Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco cartel. Both cartels in Mexico are responsible for the vast majority of fentanyl that is coming into the US.
The world's largest source of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogues is China.
BUT:
Fentanyl is legally manufactured and distributed in the United States. Licit fentanyl pharmaceutical products are diverted via theft, fraudulent prescriptions, and illicit distribution by patients, physicians, and pharmacists.
I have always enjoyed Mexico.
There is poverty in lots of areas but hello.
As a Californian going to Mexico has never been a big deal and we were never afraid or intimidated with the locals.
Some of the young soldiers at the checkpoints between Ensenada and San Felipe might look a bit sketchy but for the most part are decent kids.
I find that some areas of California are worse than the bad areas of Mexico.
Parts of Oakland, Richmond, Vallejo, Bakersfield just to name a few.
If you can handle yourself in these areas without looking like prey Mexico is easy.
The fentanyl thing is scary though.
We don’t do drugs but we have on occasion required medication for things like ATV accidents.
I hope those Farmacias are not unknowingly carrying any of that.
I have always enjoyed Mexico.
There is poverty in lots of areas but hello.
As a Californian going to Mexico has never been a big deal and we were never afraid or intimidated with the locals.
Some of the young soldiers at the checkpoints between Ensenada and San Felipe might look a bit sketchy but for the most part are decent kids.
I find that some areas of California are worse than the bad areas of Mexico.
Parts of Oakland, Richmond, Vallejo, Bakersfield just to name a few.
If you can handle yourself in these areas without looking like prey Mexico is easy.
The fentanyl thing is scary though.
We don’t do drugs but we have on occasion required medication for things like ATV accidents.
I hope those Farmacias are not unknowingly carrying any of that.
They might.
What blew me away, is seeing Farmacia's that advertise in English . " No prescriptions necessary ".
What blew me away, is seeing Farmacia's that advertise in English . " No prescriptions necessary ".
They will sell you anything!
Not narcotics nor many stronger painkillers. They do sell most things that are seen as proven safe drugs that have been around awhile and are commonly prescribed. And for the men who want them things like steroids, HGH, and Viagra are common. Those are overpriced pharmacies though, much better to go to one of the national chains that aren't targeted at foreign tourists.
Imagine a giant sweep of the gang neighborhoods in Chicago. State Police, FBI, Chicago PD all armed with search warrants, thousands of illegal weapons and drugs seized. Great eh?
Wont happen. The ACLU, Al Sharpton, toadying politicians and liberal media would be in an uproar which would go on for months afterwards
The US is extremely tough on crime, though. We have more of our population incarcerated than any other nation on the planet.
What blew me away, is seeing Farmacia's that advertise in English . " No prescriptions necessary ".
They will sell you anything!
Not "everything" but their pharmacies are well stocked and prices are very fair. Obviously one can produce meds for a fair price and still make a decent profit.
The US is extremely tough on crime, though. We have more of our population incarcerated than any other nation on the planet.
...The US is extremely tough on (petty) crime...
The great majority of violent crime in America goes unsolved.
To put it another way, most US crimes, from murder to common theft, are unreported, and the great majority of crimes that are reported aren’t solved.
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