Mexican President Says He Has Proof of Fentanyl Smuggling From China

Don EMMERT / AFP

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that he has proof that fentanyl is being smuggled into his country from China, contrary to Beijing’s denials.

“We have the evidence. A cargo arrived from a port in China, a container, at the port of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan (state), then all the laboratory analysis was done and very respectfully, we are going to send this information,” he said during his daily morning press conference.

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