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Mexico Seizes 14M Fentanyl Doses Amid Cartel Violence

3/14/2026

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Mexico's government announced the seizure of 14 million fentanyl doses at a lab in Villa de Alvarez, Colima, with 270 kilograms recovered and six arrests.
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Mexico's drug trafficking and declared fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction.
The raids come amid cartel violence, including the death of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, during a military operation in Jalisco state.

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Mexico's government announced the seizure of 14 million fentanyl doses at a lab in Villa de Alvarez, Colima, with 270 kilograms recovered and six arrests.
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Mexico's drug trafficking and declared fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction.
The raids come amid cartel violence, including the death of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, during a military operation in Jalisco state.