Mexico president eyes deals with China, South Korea to combat fentanyl

Soldiers patrol at Benito Juarez international airport during a security operation against the trafficking of weapons, drugs and people ordered by the Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday his government is about to reach agreements with China and South Korea aimed at curbing trafficking in synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Lopez Obrador said in a regular press conference his country is committed to curbing fentanyl trafficking.

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection in Mexico City, Mexico March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

(Reporting by Valentine Hilaire)