In her Mexico City visit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen sought to deepen economic ties while countering drug trafficking.
Tag: Fentanyl
Senator Chuck Schumer Leads Bipartisan Trip to China
Among the issues the Senate majority leader said he hoped to address with top Chinese officials were economic reciprocity and fentanyl.
Mexico-U.S. Ties: What to Know About Migration, Fentanyl and Guns
Tensions over soaring migration, overdose deaths and the role of U.S. guns in cartel violence have strained relations.
Blinken, Garland and Mayorkas Land in Mexico to Tackle Range of Issues
The secretary of state and other top Biden administration officials met with Mexico’s president and other officials to discuss issues that have divided the two countries.
Blinken to Visit Mexico as Tensions Rise Over Border, Drug Trafficking
The meeting is an opportunity to ease an increasingly tense relationship between two allies, while addressing hot-button issues in the 2024 presidential race in the United States.
US Raises Pressure on China to Combat Fentanyl Crisis
The Biden administration push comes after cooperation on halting the flow of the drug into the United States was derailed by wider geopolitical tensions.
El Chapo’s Sons Face Sweeping New Charges in Fentanyl Indictments
The charges, in five related cases, offered a panoramic view of how the deadly drug was created, transported and ultimately sold by the Sinaloa cartel on American streets.
Fentanyl From the Government? A Vancouver Experiment Aims to Stop Overdoses
A city on the forefront of harm reduction has taken the concept to a new level in an effort to address the growing toxicity of street drugs.
Myanmar Raids Reveal New Production of Fentanyl, a Killer Drug
China’s crackdown on makers of the drug, which has fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, may have simply created opportunities for crime syndicates elsewhere.
China Cracks Down on Fentanyl. But Is It Enough to End the U.S. Epidemic?
After years of American pressure, China is taking steps to shut off the illicit supply of deadly synthetic opioids. But don’t expect an end to the overdoses.