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Mexican President Denies Chemistry Students Are Being Recruited By The Sinaloa Cartel To 'Cook' Fentanyl

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (Credit: Yuri CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected a report detailing how the Sinaloa Cartel is seeking to recruit college chemistry students and get them to become involved in the process of producing fentanyl.

Speaking at her daily press conference, Sheinbaum said the New York Times report has no basis in reality. She then suggested that the only similar scenario she has seen takes place in the American TV series "Breaking Bad," where a high school teacher with terminal cancer begins to produce methamphetamine to ensure his family's financial wellbeing after his passing.

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