A deadly conflict sits on the doorstep of the United States as drug labs hidden in plain sight remain prolific across Mexico where brutal cartel bosses hold a fierce grip on the region.
Methamphetamines and marijuana remain the highest seizures by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but overdose rates, which continue to soar in America, speak to a deadlier culprit in fentanyl as Mexico’s president shirking the blame.
The low-tech multi-million dollar fentanyl operation starts with a handful of dirt to gauge the direction of the wind – an important part of the process as one gust in the wrong direction could lead to death in the delicate process.
Glimpses into the manufacturing of these deadly products have surfaced over the years but the full gravity and number of secret labs operating in the region remain a mystery as cartels wage a war on those who try to stop or interrupt their syndicates.
A deadly conflict sits on the doorstep of the United States as drug labs hidden in…
