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China’s Ties to Mexican Drug Cartels and America’s Next War (with Ed Calderon)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

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Rise of New Generation Cartel and Chinese Influence in Drug Trafficking

The New Generation Cartel is using Pacific side base to traffic bogus pain medication laced with fentanyl, which comes from major ports like the one in Colima in Tanzania. There is a clear indication of Chinese influence, with the cartel being influenced or proxy by China. Initially, there were doubts and accusations of making up stories or being racist, but when COVID hit, it was revealed that the cartel was smuggling fentanyl from the US into Mexico due to the closure of Pacific side ports, leading to an explosion of influence and power for the New Generation Cartel.

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