U.S. opioid epidemic and poor Mexican law enforcement are fueling gang violence (May 31, 2017)
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The U.S. opioid epidemic is fueling cartel violence in Mexico, where opium poppies are cultivated. While the plant has been cultivated for decades, the heroin boom in the U.S. and poppy expansion in Mexico are driving new turf wars among increasingly small and fragmented gangs.
U.S. opioid epidemic and poor Mexican law enforcement are fueling gang violence (May 31, 2017)
U.S. opioid epidemic and poor Mexican law…
U.S. opioid epidemic and poor Mexican law enforcement are fueling gang violence (May 31, 2017)
The U.S. opioid epidemic is fueling cartel violence in Mexico, where opium poppies are cultivated. While the plant has been cultivated for decades, the heroin boom in the U.S. and poppy expansion in Mexico are driving new turf wars among increasingly small and fragmented gangs.