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Thomas Graham in Cuautitlán

Fentanyl may enter the US from Mexico, but the drug of choice there is different

a police officer near barrels
A police officer during the dismantling of a lab producing mainly meth in El Dorado, Sinaloa, Mexico, in 2019. Photograph: Rashide Frias/AFP/Getty Images

All night, Daniela stares at screens in the warehouse where she works as a security guard. The challenge is to stay awake. So, before every shift, she smokes crystal meth for the euphoric focus it gives her.

When Donald Trump threatened a 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico if it did not stop fentanyl crossing the border, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shot back with a public letter stating that it was drug demand in the US that caused crime and death in Mexico. “We don’t consume synthetic drugs,” she asserted.

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