# Mexico arrests alleged prominent fentanyl trafficker

https://mins.news/en/item/69821

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 00:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/mexico-arrests-alleged-prominent-fentanyl-trafficker-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab31feb118ed10001a24e2f

> Mexico’s security minister said authorities arrested an alleged Mexican drug trafficker in Mexico City on Tuesday. He is accused of coordinating and financing an organization that transported chemical precursors for fentanyl production from China to Mexico and the United States.

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