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Mexican cartel bans fentanyl and here’s why

Sandy Ingram
2 min readOct 17, 2023
Photo by Alberto Bazan on Unsplash

Acapulco is my home base since the pandemic, because I got stuck in the city during the pandemic and grew to love the city.

Since that time, the city by the Bay, no not San Francisco, the other one, Acapulco is my new favorite place. Mostly because I can afford Acapulco on a retirement income. Unfortunately, that is not the case in the Bay Area where I was born.

BUT that is changing. The oceanfront rental rates in Acapulco are increasing by the month. More Americans are arriving by the week. Too bad, I really enjoy the city.

Here’s the deal.

When Acapulco is your second or primary home, any time you see the word “cartel,” you stop and read. That is what happened when I saw the article below:

Mexican Cartels Are Threatening Anyone Who Moves, Cuts or Laces Anything with Fentanyl as It’s “Too Dangerous”

“Due to the epidemic that plagues our country and our neighbor’s and the loyalty to our principles, we want to aid government efforts and CDS to eradicate the lethal drug known as FENTANYL,”

“Now it won’t just be forbidden as it always has been within our business but now we will persecute [sic] and punish the people who make, sell, transport, or…

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Sandy Ingram
Sandy Ingram

Written by Sandy Ingram

Retired US citizen traveling the world, slowly. Author, YouTuber and Retired Tax Professional Registered w/ DOT Since 1999.

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