Cartels Are Making Millions on Fentanyl-Laced Medicine | Crimewave

Summary by Krater

Tania Rashid investigates the black market for counterfeit prescription drugs in Mexico, exploring how unregulated pharmacies and cartels distribute fake pills laced with fentanyl and other dangerous substances to buyers from the US.

From the video

Answers: What are the risks of buying prescription drugs without a prescription in Mexico?

• Counterfeit prescription drugs in Mexico
• Fentanyl-laced painkillers
• Medical tourism in Tijuana and Tepito
• Spectrometric drug testing
• Cartel involvement in pharmaceutical supply chain

What it concludes

• Counterfeit prescription drugs in Mexico are frequently laced with lethal doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
• Cartels and criminal organizations have expanded their operations into the counterfeit pharmaceutical market, exploiting the demand caused by high healthcare costs in the US.
• Portable spectrometric testing reveals that pills purchased without prescriptions in Mexican border towns often contain completely different and dangerous active ingredients than advertised.