"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat
Mexican authorities are "about to buy" US scanning equipment to combat fentanyl trafficking worth $1 billion.
The United States is experiencing a drug epidemic, with more than 100,000 deaths in 2023, most of them from synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
Some Republican congressmen accuse Mexico of not doing enough against fentanyl trafficking carried out, according to Washington, by Mexican drug cartels.
Democratic Congressman Tim Kaine asked Chris Landberg, deputy assistant secretary of the State Department's Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, what grade he would give Mexico in its cooperation with the United States against this scourge.
"Do you mean a letter grade?" Landberg said during a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee session on combating transnational criminal networks and corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean.
"I think I would give the effort a pretty high grade," but since it is the leading cause "of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and approximately 50 (years old), we have a lot of work to do," said Landberg, who estimates that no one deserves "an A grade." in the fight against fentanyl.
"The relationship with Mexico is key. And we are working with them at all levels," both international, trilateral, together with Canada, and bilateral, he said.
"The fact that they are about to buy $1 billion worth of port scanning equipment from US companies shows the commitment" of the Mexican government to addressing the flow of fentanyl precursors, he added.
"It is a shared responsibility" because part of the flow passes through the United States although the majority of the precursors arrive in Mexico from China, Landberg stated.
"It's positive news," Kaine replied. He added that the information he has, although somewhat "obsolete," shows that Mexican authorities have been slow to adopt this scanning technology at ports.
His Republican colleague Marco Rubio estimated that "the key is security" and interrupting the influx of chemical precursors but also technology, such as pill presses and other equipment.
"It's no longer about the United States, there is now a growing problem of fentanyl consumption not only in Mexico, but in many other countries in the region," Rubio said.
The U.S. should provide this equipment to Mexico. It would be money well spent.
ReplyDeleteLike, they should have three types: industrial, commercial & consumer
DeleteI can assure you what will happen, Mexico will use it for a month, to make USA happy, that they are stopping the flow of drugs . It is the corrupt government of Mexico lifeline to continue getting bribes, using the machines will lesson their bribe profits.
DeleteIn other words this is a propaganda stunt, I can smell it a mile away.
@7:21 what do you expect their neighbors are one of the super powers of the world and don’t help out. But for the funding of war they are quick to pass them bills.
DeleteMexico should go beg from the Chinese, american taxpayers would rather see their money at work in the states.
DeleteShit @Detroit the US government needs to buy it and use it themselves; that’s what congress has been bickering about for years they won’t fund CBP
ReplyDeleteJust don’t buy fenti and they will go away.
ReplyDeleteBut but but it’s so good
DeleteIt’s fucking delicious 🤤
DeleteScanning equipment? Lmao
ReplyDeleteAs if the current methods of monitoring the trafficking has been of any success.. What would be needed to combat any of it goes against the interests of those in power.
Elmo's speech writers making false propaganda. They think they can pull a fast one on the US. Those machines cost lots of money 💰. We sure know Mexico is not going to buy them.
DeleteMecico "okay, okay, we'll pretend to try anything (to keep you guys from REALLY disturbing the status quo).
ReplyDelete🧢 THIS is an elaborate money laundering scheme.
ReplyDeleteThe whole "war on drugs" is an elaborate money laundering scheme.
Deletethey should buy them from china until america gets serious with their stupid guns.
ReplyDeleteThe best way to combat fent is grab a Sinaloan and he will snitch on everybody, even his mom
ReplyDeleteAll cartel members in American prison will snitch to get a lessor amount of years.
Deletesi como no...........van a gastar 1000 pesos cubanos y se roban el resto,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ladrones de abolengo.....................
ReplyDeleteGots to be ALMOs speechwriter, getting paid to create false propaganda.
ReplyDeleteel que nace pa tamal del cielo le caen las hojas........como la ves......................................
ReplyDeleteSo they’ll throw it off the boat before they get to the port. That’s what they’re already doing. Who in the US government is getting paid off this? Reminds me of the TSA director who owned the body scanned company
ReplyDeleteWhat about corrupt officials and sentry? Aside from that you have beaches and tunnels? Drone drops? The only variance in more work seized is the value of the work that passes...
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