Mexican cartels do not have a “significant” presence in synthetic drug production in Canada, the RCMP said in reaction to concerns among top U.S. law enforcement officials that the cartels are moving operations to Canada to produce and distribute fentanyl.
Available intelligence indicates Mexican cartels “do not have a significant or controlling presence in Canada’s synthetic drug production landscape,” an RCMP spokesperson told The Epoch Times.
“We recognize that our U.S. counterparts are taking significant steps to disrupt serious and organized crime operations, including cartels, in several countries, and we are committed to continuing to work with them to that end; thereby safeguarding the citizens of both our countries,” a spokesperson for the RCMP said in a May 14 emailed statement….