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Over the past decade fentanyl use has spiked, leading to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States. Most of the deadly drug enters the US via its border with Mexico, concealed deep within vehicles and even hidden inside food packages. The Trump administration has previously accused the Mexican government of colluding with the drug cartels. He鈥檚 now hoping that the threat of import tariffs on Mexico will stem the flow of the deadly drug into the US.

The Mexican government has responded to potential import tariffs by deploying national guard troops along its northern border. So can Mexico鈥檚 new president Claudia Sheinbaum get the fentanyl crisis under control?

Jonny Dymond is joined by the 麻豆官网首页入口鈥檚 special correspondent Quentin Sommerville, who has been on the ground at the US-Mexico border and has visited one of the drug cartels鈥� operations. He also speaks to the 麻豆官网首页入口's Mexico and Central America correspondent Will Grant.

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