InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation, “How Precursor Chemicals Sustain Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Industry.”


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How Precursor Chemicals Sustain Mexico's Synthetic Drug Trade ([link removed])
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InSight Crime is pleased to announce the launch of our latest investigation, “How Precursor Chemicals Sustain Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Industry ([link removed]) .”
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The production of fentanyl and methamphetamine requires key ingredients known as precursor chemicals. Because of their illicit uses, these substances are highly regulated around the world.

Yet synthetic drug producers in Mexico have found ways to circumvent regulations to obtain the precursor chemicals. And a sophisticated network of brokers has allowed them to find and buy less-regulated chemicals, which have several legal purposes but are also used in the early stages of producing methamphetamine and fentanyl.

This has created a complex and multilayered market, with various actors operating between legal and illegal spheres.

Over the course of a year, InSight Crime tracked the flow of precursor chemicals: from the companies manufacturing and selling them in China, India, and other countries, to the chemists and cooks synthesizing the drugs in Mexico.

Our team went to key synthetic drug production zones in Mexico, transit points, ports of entry, and cities on both sides of the US-Mexico border that
are
suffering the human consequences of this illicit industry.
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CHAPTER 1
Precursors and Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Trade: Summary and Major Findings ([link removed])

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CHAPTER 2
Making Synthetic Drugs: A Primer ([link removed])

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CHAPTER 3
Size and Scope of the Meth Industry in Mexico ([link removed])

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Brokers, More Than Mexico’s ‘Cartels’, Key to Precursor Flow ([link removed])

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CHAPTER 5
How Fentanyl is Synthesized in Mexico ([link removed])

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CHAPTER 6
Chemists and Cooks: How Fentanyl Kills ([link removed])

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CHAPTER 7
Mexico’s Laws to Regulate Chemicals Work on Paper But Not in Practice ([link removed])

We invite you to explore the full investigation, available on our website ([link removed]) .

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Sincerely,
The InSight Crime Team


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