Reporters – Fentanyl: the gold mine of Mexican cartels

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Fentanyl addiction is a tidal wave that is shaking the United States. This dangerous synthetic opioid, fifty times more powerful than heroin, is exported from Mexico by drug cartels. With its arrival, the cartels no longer need to cultivate opium or rely on rural communities for their production. Fentanyl is light, discreet, easy to produce and transport. It can masquerade as a perfectly harmless pill, which explains the high number of overdose deaths. The ravages of this substance are gradually spreading across the American continent. The report by Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin plunges us into the heart of this Mexican drug trafficking in full upheaval.