Mexican authorities report changes in fentanyl production and distribution as the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa cartel moves its operations closer to Texas.
The latest development comes as Mexico’s federal government began seizing several tons of fentanyl precursors shipped in the state of Nuevo Leon. The seizure comes as a faction of the Sinaloa cartel is moving its research labs from Sinaloa to the Monterrey metropolitan area.
Recently, the Mexican Navy and the Federal Health Risk Protection Commission (COFEPRIS) reported the seizure of over 120 tons of various chemical precursors from Sinaloa Cartel companies. The seizures come amid a series of enforcement actions in Mexico’s Sinaloa and Nuevo Leon states. Authorities valued the seized chemicals at 87 million pesos (approximately US$5.5 million) in current terms, Mexico’s El Universal announced. report.
Breitbart Texas first reported on the arrival of the Sinaloa Cartel in Nuevo Leon in 2021. Since then, the criminal organization has quietly continued to expand its influence deep into the region. The main faction of the cartel operating in Monterrey is the Chapitos, and law enforcement sources said they are working to establish a research institute in the area.
The Monterrey metropolitan area is one of Mexico’s busiest industrial centers. There are hundreds of industrial parks and manufacturing zones that can easily hide the illegal large-scale production facilities needed to manufacture illegal drugs.
Additionally, Monterrey is a short drive south of the Texas border and has several major cities and ports for drug entry. Along with Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa, Tamaulipas.
Earlier this year, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel associated with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, along with gunmen from Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) and other smaller groups, began supporting the Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel. started. As reported by Breitbart Texas, the Metros faction has been in a bitter turf war with the Escorpiones faction of the Gulf Cartel for more than a year. Although government officials have tried to downplay the issue, the Metros and CJNG are mentioned in various banners and messages left as part of an ongoing turf war.
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