Mexico’s cartels push aside cocaine as they focus on meth in U.S.

Mexico’s cartels push aside cocaine as they focus on meth in U.S.
By Dane Schiller on November 4, 2015 at 2:15 PM

As the amount of methamphetamine seized along the U.S.-Mexico border continues to surge, the amount of cocaine being captured continues to plummet, according to a new Drug Enforcement Administration report.

The trend, noted in the DEA’s 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment, speaks in part to how drug fighters have warned in recent years that Mexico-based drug cartels have realized they can make big money pushing meth, don’t need to depend on seasonal crops required for producing cocaine and don’t have to be at the mercy of Colombian growers for livelihood.

Much of the report is classified, but the agency Wednesday released the largest unclassified portion ever in creating a 148-page “summary” for the public.

There is plenty of information in the report about a range of illegal drug use in the United States and law enforcement’s assessment of what is in store for the coming year.

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