Mexican governor says 1 child died and 3 others were exposed to fentanyl, but downplays the issue

autotldr Bot , 9 months ago

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Ruben Rocha sought to downplay the issue at a news conference Monday, saying that so far “only one child has died, the other three didn’t.” He also at one point claimed there was no fentanyl in his state, despite its reputation for being a major producer.

“There is no fentanyl, what is known as the active substance,” he told the news conference, echoing claims made by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

However, experts agree that Mexican cartels import precursor chemicals from China, process them into fentanyl and then ship pills to the United States.

But while the state is an agricultural powerhouse, experts agree its largest single source of income is the drug trade and associated illicit businesses.

Sinaloa state Health Secretary Cuitláhuac González said the children appear to have been exposed to fentanyl at two different events last week, and that the four-year-old is expected to be released from the hospital soon.

In that case, police found a brick of fentanyl stored on top of playmats for the children, along with equipment often used to package drugs.

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