US: Mexican cartels making 'mass quantities' of fentanyl pills

By THE MANILA TIMES

Nov 07, 2019 12:01 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: US authorities warned Monday that 'mass quantities' of counterfeit prescription drugs laced with the opioid fentanyl are being produced in Mexico for distribution in North America.

A sample of tablets seized in the US found that 27 percent contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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