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U.S. sanctions 10 Mexicans allegedly tied to fentanyl commerce
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U.S. sanctions 10 Mexicans allegedly tied to fentanyl commerce

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 10 Mexican residents, together with a brother-in-law of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Wednesday for alleged involvement within the manufacturing and trafficking of the highly effective artificial opioid fentanyl. ...
In this neighbourhood, individuals brazenly inject the ‘zombie drug’ Tranq on each avenue nook
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In this neighbourhood, individuals brazenly inject the ‘zombie drug’ Tranq on each avenue nook

After simply quarter-hour on the streets of Philadelphia's Kensington neighbourhood, an encounter that was all the pieces. It was illustrative of a disaster uncontrolled, it was reflective of a profound private battle, it was instructive of the facility of dependancy, and it was deeply, deeply unhappy. "I really didn't have anybody taking me seriously," Christophe mentioned to me as he defined why he was the place he was."I was this young guy, a semi-pro athlete."He defined the way it had all begun with an harm. Painkillers, prescribed at first, then self-medicated. Then illicit opioids. Now this new drug, Tranq.He was fluent, eloquent, considerate, and as he instructed me his truncated life story, he was injecting himself within the left arm. It did not take lengthy. Sec...