Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?
Over the past decade fentanyl has caused tens of thousands of deaths in the United States.
Over the past decade fentanyl use has spiked, leading to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States. Most of the deadly drug enters the US via its border with Mexico, concealed deep within vehicles and even hidden inside food packages. The Trump administration has previously accused the Mexican government of colluding with the drug cartels. He’s now hoping that the threat of import tariffs on Mexico will stem the flow of the deadly drug into the US.
The Mexican government has responded to potential import tariffs by deploying national guard troops along its northern border. So can Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum get the fentanyl crisis under control?
Jonny Dymond is joined by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s special correspondent Quentin Sommerville, who has been on the ground at the US-Mexico border and has visited one of the drug cartels’ operations. He also speaks to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Mexico and Central America correspondent Will Grant.
Producers: Richard Moran, Alice Aylett Roberts and Eleanor Sly
Sound engineer: James Piper
Assistant editors: Richard Fenton-Smith and Sergi Forcada Freixas
Senior news editor: China Collins
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