No longer. The Sinaloa Cartel initially built their businesses with cocaine. But then, under El Mayo's leadership, they turned to heroin. They turned to fentanyl. They purchased fentanyl precursor chemicals from China. They made the drug in Mexico and flooded it into our communities, killing our kids. El Mayo also ensured that the Sinaloa Cartel operated and protected its drug trafficking business by relying on extreme violence. They used military grade weapons and directed hitmen to kill their adversaries. (03:54–04:07)
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Asserts that the Sinaloa Cartel bought fentanyl precursors from China and produced it in Mexico.
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