Foreign Correspondent on ABC and ABC iview S35E14 – In a town on the Mexico border, a display of military might is on show.
Ten thousand Mexican troops have been deployed to stop the production and export of the deadly drug fentanyl.
On the US side, state of the art American armoured vehicles and drones patrol the border wall as part of President Trump’s promised crackdown on drug and people smuggling. Tensions are high in an area controlled by the notorious Sinaloa cartel which is under attack from both sides.
On Foreign Correspondent reporter Natashya Gutierrez goes on patrol to see if the crackdown is working.
With inside access to the Mexican police Natashya sees first-hand the methods being used to hunt down the criminals, including a rare look at the maze of tunnels used to smuggle drugs across the border.
Under the threat of crippling US tariffs Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum is acting forcefully but she’s also under attack for failing to combat the growing fentanyl crisis in her own country.
Foreign Correspondent on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 29 July at 8.00pm.
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Foreign Correspondent on ABC and ABC iview S35E14
