31 pharmacies in Mexico are shut as authorities crack down on fentanyl-tainted pills

Mexican authorities raided dozens of pharmacies in Ensenada and seized thousands of boxes of pills as part of a broader effort to crack down on drugstores suspected of selling counterfeit and fentanyl-tainted medications.

The joint effort by the Mexican navy and federal health authorities is at least the third such operation this year; over the spring and summer, local and federal agencies conducted similar raids in Los Cabos and the Yucatán Peninsula. Though the searches in Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo led to four arrests, it’s unclear whether anyone was arrested this time.

Pharmacies in border towns and vacation destinations across the country are suspected of passing off powerful drugs — including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine — as legitimate medications commonly sought by American tourists.

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