The president of Mexico claims that his nation has evidence of illegal shipments of the powerful opioid fentanyl coming from China.
According to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a shipment containing the drug was detained in the Pacific port of Lázaro Cárdenas, reported the BBC.
He said, "We already have proof," and said he will seek the Chinese government to assist in preventing the shipments.
According to US authorities, fentanyl is currently the primary cause of drug overdose deaths in the US.