According to Sandoval Gonzalo, Mexican officials have reported that fentanyl seizures increased by 525 per cent in recent years. Law enforcement seized 1,232 pounds (559 kg) of fentanyl between 2016-2018 and 7,710 pounds (3.497 kilograms) in 2019-2021.

NPR reports that Mexican drug cartels are using larger labs to produce more synthetic narcotics, such as meth and fentanyl. The Mexican Defense Department released a new study Monday. Organized criminal forces in China are crucial to their operations.

According to Luis Cresencio Sandoval Gonzalez (Mexican Defense Secretary), the rise in demand for synthetic drugs is due to cartels’ decision to move away from natively cultivated drugs such as opium or marijuana. Their popularity is decreasing because of crop seizures and eradication.

The link between Mexican drug cartels and Chinese organized crime, which is pretty much essential in the importation of illicit substances, is connected to the general growth in supply of synthetic drugs like meth and fentanyl. Raymond Donovan, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York City Division, told Newsweek in May that the Chinese are deeply engaged in every sort of level of drug trafficking. He said that the right answer to the synthetic drug horrible situation, in his opinion, is for the Chinese government to regulate the export of chemicals needed to produce the medicines.

Synthetic medication usage is on the rise, owing to the simplicity with which they may be manufactured compared to organically generated drugs. According to Sandoval González, synthetic items allow the cartel to avoid paying to plant the poppies required in opium production.

According to the Californian Revelation Times, this news comes little over a month after the greatest drug raid of 2020-2021 occurred at the port of entry to Otay Mesa in San Diego, when US police uncovered over 17,500 pounds of methamphetamine and 389 pounds of fentanyl in a tractor-trailer.