
Tracking the deadly fentanyl drug targetted by US
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ tracks the drug trade from a Mexican cartel safe house to the US
We have a report that tracks the drug trade from a Mexican cartel safe house to the US. The lethal business of the cartel has become the centre of a global economic dispute. The White House has used fentanyl smuggling through it's borders as a key justification for raising tariffs on other nations.
We look at Canadian fears that the United States is attempting to collapse its economy and make it easier to annex the territory.
And the leader of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Getachew Reda, has told the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ his administration will maintain order despite rival forces taking control of some areas. Infighting between factions in his party threatens a fragile peace that's held in the region since the end of the war with the government of Addis Ababa two years ago.
Presenters: James Copnall and Lukwesa Burak
(Photo: A memorial to thousands of fentanyl overdose victims is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters. Credit: Darren Conway ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)
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- Thu 13 Mar 2025 05:06GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service & Live News