Mexican cartel signals it wants out of the fentanyl business

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Sinaloa Cartel members in Mexico may be pulling back on fentanyl production as the U.S. and Mexico work to thwart the deadly drug and prosecute family members of imprisoned kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman.

Police and military patrol Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Jan. 6, 2023, the day after the government detained Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, which unleashed deadly firefights between the military and suspected members of …Sinaloa Cartel members in Mexico may be pulling back on fentanyl production as the U.S. and Mexico work to thwart the deadly drug and prosecute family members of imprisoned kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

“In Sinaloa, the sale, manufacture, transport or any kind of business involving the substance known as fentanyl, including the sale of chemical products for its elaboration, is permanently banned,” the banners said in Spanish. “You have been warned. Sincerely yours, the Chapitos.” The Department of Justice earlier this year announced the indictment and extradition of El Chapo’s son, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, and the Treasury has imposed sanctions on entities involved in fentanyl production.

Some Republican lawmakers and candidates for president have called for using military force to stop the cartels in Mexico, saying the U.S. must take care of the problem if the Mexican government is unwilling or unable to do so.

 

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