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

A combination pharmacy, souvenir shop and beach supply store peddles its wares in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on March 4, 2023.

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 and the . 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. Neither the navy nor the health officials responded

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