GLOBAL DRUG TRAFFICKING: Mexican cartel concerns around SA ‘tik farms’ may connect to Ecuador’s cocaine gangs
Police recently cracked down on another suspected crystal methamphetamine factory on a Limpopo farm and arrested individuals from countries including Mexico, adding to concerns about Mexican cartel activity in South Africa. The US, meanwhile, says those cartels have converged with counterparts in Ecuador.
Recent police raids in Limpopo, South Africa, have uncovered a suspected crystal methamphetamine manufacturing facility valued at approximately R600 million. Five individuals, including two from Mexico and others from Zimbabwe and Malawi, were arrested in connection with the alleged operation. This incident is part of a series of drug busts involving Mexican suspects in South Africa over the past few years.
Additionally, the US has imposed sanctions against an Ecuador-based cocaine trafficking network that has collaborated with Mexican cartels, namely Sinaloa and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The convergence of Mexican cartels with Ecuadorian criminal organizations is raising concerns about the cross-border trafficking of illicit substances.
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