CJNG, the most popular fentanyl coming from China.

The criminal organization that has received the most support for fentanyl from China is the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) due to to the control it exercises in the ports of Manzanillo, Colima and Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacán, according to an essay on confiscations between 2017 and 2019.

“Another danger for Mexico is that, unlike other drugs such as cocaine and heroin, which, due to their high cost, do not have a large number of users in Mexico, this drug poses a great danger to public health, since may be attractive to criminal gangs to open up a consumer market among young Mexicans,” warns specialist Josue Angel González Torres.

Essay on “Fentanyl in Mexico: 2017-2019 confiscated shipments” contained in the 2020 Mexico Security and Defense Atlas. and prepared by the Belisario Dominguez Institute of the Senate, states that there are three transit routes for fentanyl in Mexico.

Ruta del Pacifico, a corridor that will start from the ports of Lázaro Cardenas, Manzanillo or Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and pass through Sinaloa to the border.

The distribution will cover the customs and border crossings of Sonoyta and San Luis Rio Colorado in Sonora, and Mexicali and Tijuana in Baja California. and due to the number of withdrawals, this will be the most used route.

Peninsula route that can go directly from Asian routes by sea or air, and from the ports of Puerto Vallarta or Mazatlán, Sinaloa, to Baja California Sur.

From there, they will be transported by land to the border with the United States, in particular, to customs offices such as Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali.

On these two routes, the Tijuana and Culiacan airports will be important transit points.

Ruta del Centro, information about which is insufficient for its reconstruction, but it will cover isolated municipalities that will connect with Mexico City, Querétaro, San Luis Potosi, Nuevo León and Coahuila.

The relevant points on this itinerary would be Mexico City Airport and, to a lesser extent, San Luis Potosi Airport.

According to the test The Mexican security agencies with the most confiscations are the federal police (already disbanded), the minister of national defense, the attorney general’s office, the state police, and the minister of the navy.

“The dismantled laboratory in Mexicali, Baja California, in September 2018 stands out for its characteristics. Petrov Kulkin, a Bulgarian by birth, was captured there, who was responsible for the production of 40,000 tablets per week in a 6 x 6 m2 apartment. “, indicated in the text.

The detainee said that the cost of each tablet is cents on the dollar, and the profit could be three dollars.

“(Mexico) is a key player in the international fentanyl market. The substance comes primarily from China, and for its transit to the United States, Mexico is used as a transportation route and increasingly as a manufacturing site. At least two criminal groups are involved in its commercialization at the national level: the Sinaloa cartel and the Jalisco new generation cartel,” he refers in the essay.

“One of the most attractive elements for criminal gangs is the price of fentanyl. A high purity kilo made in China can cost between $3,300 and $5,000. The same kilogram can be scaled down or mixed with other drugs to produce 16 to 24 kilograms of a product to sell that can generate a profit of between $1.2 million and $1.9 million.

It is important to highlight what is added to the document, Unlike fentanyl from China, which can be over 90% pure, fentanyl from Mexico averages 10% purity.

“In terms of production, the production of a pill in Mexico can cost cents on the dollar and can be sold for three dollars. In the US, each pill can sell for between $5 and $20.”

In the midst of controversy caused by the transfer of fentanyl in relations with the United States, the essay warns that the international context positions Mexico as a key country in the trafficking of this substance.

“On the one hand, transit to the United States has been identified, and this is a growing consumer market. On the other hand, China is the largest international producer of fentanyl, and the May 2019 ban on similar substances could lead to an increase in the illegal market in Mexico,” he warns.

“Internationally, the first seizures of fentanyl were recorded in 2013, when a seizure of 0.454 kg was made in Baja California. and 0.440 kg in Sinaloa. Since then, seizures of the substance have been increasing.

Author: Reform Agency
Source: La Opinion

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