Mexico’s surge in cocaine busts likely connected to World Cup demand, experts say
- Mexican drug cartels appear to be significantly increasing cocaine supplies to Mexico City, driven by World Cup demand, analysts suggest.
- This follows two major seizures, including a rare bust in Tlaxcala, a state not typically a trafficking route but neighboring the capital.
- On June 22, security forces confiscated over three metric tons of cocaine in separate operations across Guerrero and, unusually, in the central, landlocked state of Tlaxcala.
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- Mexican drug cartels appear to be significantly increasing cocaine supplies to Mexico City, driven by World Cup demand, analysts suggest.
- This follows two major seizures, including a rare bust in Tlaxcala, a state not typically a trafficking route but neighboring the capital.
- On June 22, security forces confiscated over three metric tons of cocaine in separate operations across Guerrero and, unusually, in the central, landlocked state of Tlaxcala.
Sources: The Independent