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Two crossed lines that form an X . It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. A Sinaloa state police officer at a clandestine lab producing synthetic drugs in El Dorado, Sinaloa, June 4, 2019. RASHIDE FRIAS/AFP via Getty Images
The powerful Sinaloa cartel built an empire by smuggling cocaine through Mexico to the US.
But the cartel is shifting its focus to a new, more potent drug to keep up with changing US appetites.
At a lab in Sinaloa s heartland, cartel members told Insider how they re working to keep US drug users hooked.
Culiacán, MEXICO Mexico s powerful Sinaloa cartel built an empire on cocaine, but it s shifting its focus to a new, more powerful drug in in response to changing demand in the US.
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