Ken Salazar, United States ambassador to Mexico, assured that fentanyl exists in Mexico and is produced in different regions.
“The fentanyl thing because I worked so much with Sedena, Semar and the Prosecutor’s Office and I know what happens and there is fentanyl in Mexico, I also know that it is produced here,” said the diplomat a few hours before leaving the position granted by Joe Biden.
According to the representative of the United States government, the debate whether it occurs or not “does not take us where we need to go.”
“With all due respect to the government of Mexico, we have to work on this issue together and we have done that,” commented the official, who shared a Rosca de Reyes with his guests at his residence in Bosques de las Lomas.
Ken Salazar said he does not remember how many meetings he had at the National Palace and with members of the United States government cabinet, who came from Washington, to talk about fentanyl in Mexico.
The work has been done hand in hand against fentanyl trafficking and was done in the ports of Manzanillo and other places, he noted.
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“There is work to dismantle the Sinaloa Cartel, which has been done for several years,” he added.
“Today, for me, fentanyl is a global problem, since people are dying from its consumption,” he declared.
“The cooperation and effort of Mexico, the United States and many other countries is required to combat the trafficking and consumption of fentanyl,” he said.
“One of the prides of the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, was that he united 100 countries in the fight against the trafficking and consumption of fentanyl,” he said.
The legal process continues with the bosses and the results will be seen in the months and years ahead, he said when asked about the report he was going to give for the capture of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Niebla.
“There are many criminals and they are not the only ones who should be doing their time in the United States for the crimes they have caused,” he declared.
“I am very optimistic about the government of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, and about the work of Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, for his work to combat organized crime,” he added.
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“On Sunday I was in Cuernavaca speaking with the governor of Morelos and the president of the Episcopate. They both tell me in different meetings that there is good dialogue and there is hope that things will change positively in Morelos,” he said.
“There is hope from the United States government that the fight against organized crime will be successful in Tamaulipas, Tijuana, Sinaloa and Chiapas,” he concluded.
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