The big Mexican cartels (Sinaloa and CJNG) have long tentacles which extend throughout the world.
For example, see what they’ve done in Ecuador.
A recent piece in Milenio provides examples of cartel drug labs set up in Europe, Asia and Africa. And these are just the ones that have been found.
They establish drug labs in countries in those continents so they don’t have to export the drugs there, just as a corporation sets up manufacturing centers in other countries.
Just last month, it was reported that a Sinaloa Cartel meth lab was discovered in Poland. Three suspects were detained there, including two Mexicans. The lab had “tons of chemical substances used for the production of the synthetic drug [meth] and hundreds of liters of narcotics and semi-finished products.”
Polish authorities detained two Sinaloa Cartel members near the German border. The raid reportedly seized chemicals about to be converted into meth indicating the target was a possible narco laboratory.
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Cartel labs have also found in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain.
On the continent of Africa, Mexican cartel meth labs have been found in Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa.
In Asia, Mexican cartel production facilities have been found in Malaysia (meth) and India (fentanyl).
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