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Mexican Drug Trafficking and Cartel Operations Amid COVID-19 [November 19, 2020] [open pdf - 631KB]
From the Document: "Mexico is a primary foreign producer and transit country for illicit drugs destined for the United States. Policymakers, including many in Congress, have been closely watching how the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected drug flow patterns out of Mexico, including the flow of potent opioids and other illicit drugs. Any changes could affect the extent to which Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations, popularly described as 'cartels', pose a threat to U.S. national security. To date, U.S.-bound illicit drug supplies have persisted, despite early supply chain disruptions."
Report Number: | CRS Insight, IN11535 |
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Date: | 2020-11-19 |
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Copyright: | Public Domain |
Retrieved From: | Congressional Research Service: https://crsreports.congress.gov/ |
Format: | pdf |
Media Type: | application/pdf |
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