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Oct 1, 2024 | bilyonaryo.com | Drazen Jorgic |Laura Gottesdiener |Kristina Cooke |Stephen Eisenhammer

Source: REUTERS This story is part of a series, “Fentanyl Express.” Find full coverage at https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/drugs-fentanyl-shipping/ U.S. trade law change in 2016 has aided fentanyl precursor smuggling Drug traffickers send deadly ingredients to U.S., then transship to Mexico Higher ‘de minimis’ limit helped cause flood of duty-free small parcels U.S. now receiving more than 1 billion parcels a year Lawmakers push for reforms to curb fentanyl crisis By Drazen...

Oct 1, 2024 | reuters.com | Daisy Chung |Laura Gottesdiener |Drazen Jorgic |Kristina Cooke

A secretive route that drug traffickers use to transport fentanyl-making chemicals from China to Mexico runs straight through the United States. It’s called the “master carton” smuggling scheme, and it all starts with one little box. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tabDo you have a news tip?

Sep 30, 2024 | reuters.com | Drazen Jorgic |Laura Gottesdiener |Kristina Cooke |Stephen Eisenhammer

The U.S. has become a major transshipment point for Chinese-made chemicals used by Mexico’s cartels to manufacture fentanyl. Narcos have pulled it off by riding a surge in e-commerce that’s flooding U.S. airports with packages. Some of those boxes contain disguised fentanyl ingredients that are then routed south to Mexican drug labs. A 2016 tweak to U.S. trade legislation helped make it all possible. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.

Aug 30, 2024 | msn.com | Drazen Jorgic |Lizbeth Diaz

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Aug 30, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Drazen Jorgic |Lizbeth Diaz

Mexican drug lord who founded ultra-violent Zetas is released from US prisonHandout photo shows suspected Gulf cartel boss Osiel Cardenas (C) being escorted by members of Mexico's Federal Agency of InvestigationsMEXICO CITY (Reuters) -One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico's history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a U.S. prison on Friday into the custody of immigration officials who may deport him.