Trump’s threats –
Mexican Parliament bans fentanyl without a prescription
US President-elect Donald Trump has demanded that Mexico take drastic measures against the trafficking of this synthetic drug which is wreaking havoc in the United States.
In 2023 alone, fentanyl caused 70,000 overdose deaths, according to American authorities.
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The Mexican Parliament adopted on Wednesday a constitutional reform banning the production, distribution and consumption without a prescription of fentanyl, a powerful opioid responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year in the neighboring United States.
By 110 votes for and five against, the Senate gave the green light to the initiative launched by the ruling left and already approved last week by the Chamber of Deputies. The text must now be validated by the Parliaments of the 32 states of Mexico.
This constitutional reform, which also prohibits the production, distribution and sale of electronic cigarettes, aims to “protect the health of Mexicans”.
From China to Mexico
US President-elect Donald Trump, who will succeed Joe Biden in January, has demanded that Mexico take drastic action against fentanyl trafficking, threatening to impose 25% tariffs “until the drugs , especially fentanyl, and all illegal immigrants stop this invasion of our country.
In June, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed that “fentanyl and other synthetic opioids represent the vast majority” of overdose deaths in the United States, the number of which has exceeded one million since 2000. in 2023, this substance caused 70,000 deaths by overdose, according to the American authorities.
Washington says Mexican cartels manufacture and sell fentanyl using inputs from China. US President-elect Donald Trump accuses China of not doing enough to prevent the trafficking of this synthetic drug, 50 times more powerful than heroin and much easier and cheaper to produce.
China, for its part, maintains that there is no illegal trafficking of fentanyl between its territory and Mexico, but has promised to strengthen controls.
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