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Mexico's Cartel Crackdown

Under pressure from President Trump to stop the flow of the deadly drug fentanyl over the border, Mexico has launched one of the biggest crackdowns on drug cartels in recent memory. But there is a growing fentanyl crisis unfolding on its own doorstep. Award-winning journalist Natashya Gutierrez goes on patrol to see if the crackdown is working. With inside access to the Mexican police, Natashya sees first-hand the methods being used to hunt down the criminals, including a rare look at the maze of tunnels used to smuggle drugs across the border. In a town on the Mexico border, there is a display of military might on show, and ten thousand Mexican troops have been deployed to stop the production and export of fentanyl. On the US side, state of the art American armoured vehicles and drones patrol the border wall as part of President Trump's crackdown on drug and people smuggling. Tensions are high in an area controlled by the notorious Sinaloa cartel, which is under attack from both sides. Under the threat of crippling US tariffs, Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum is acting forcefully, but she's also under attack for failing to combat the growing drug crisis in her own country, where communities are taking it upon themselves to operate unregulated drug rehab centres. A Foreign Correspondent story Duration HD 1 x 30' Production Company Australian Broadcasting Corporation Genre News & Current Affairs