Mexican drug cartels are surging and flush with cash as the Biden administration struggles to establish a new enforcement approach along the U.S. southern border — a situation compounded by the fumbling policies of Mexico’s left-leaning government and waves of Chinese-made fentanyl flowing into the organized criminal networks in recent years.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recently said that a slight drop in his country’s homicide rate shows his “hugs, not bullets” approach to violence is working.
Analysts, however, say cartel activity is soaring in Mexico and the U.S. and law enforcement coordination between the countries is dangerously low.
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