“The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light.”
The US daily newspaper New York Times (NYT) reported that the drug trafficking cartel, which runs a secret laboratory somewhere in Mexico, as part of the development of drug synthesising, to confirm the effectiveness of new fentanyl-based drugs, not only injects drugs into animals such as rabbits and chickens but also uses homeless people as subjects.
According to the explanations of six drug synthesisers and two U.S. Embassy officials contacted by the New York Times, it is known that if the mixed drug is injected into the animal and is alive for more than 90 seconds, it is judged to be a “weak drug not suitable for sale to the United States.” According to a U.S. official, animal carcasses were found during the laboratory crackdown of the Mexican drug authorities.
The U.S. and Mexican authorities believe that recently there have been more than a few cases of human testing. Cartel members are said to visit homeless camps and recruit volunteers by offering, “You will receive 30 dollars if you get the mixture.” Pedro López Camacho, who is homeless in Mexico, said, “I have volunteered for drug injections several times. They (cartel members) examine the drug reaction and gauge the effectiveness, and sometimes, many people die.”
An anonymous drug synthesiser said, “If a chicken dies between 1 minute and 1 minute and 30 seconds after the injection, the drug is properly synthesised. If it does not die or takes a long time till its death, we add xylazine, an animal sedative.” Xylazine is a drug for animals, and among U.S. drug addicts, the number of people misusing it by mixing it with existing drugs has surged.
In the field, the synthetic drug is called “tranq.” U.S. drug researchers warned that “more weird and messier” fentanyl increases are observed, and that testing results of hundreds of samples in the U.S. have confirmed that there are various compounds.
The New York Times reported that as China which is pegged as a source of raw materials for fentanyl is restricting the exporting of it, drug trafficking cartels are devising new and high-risk ways to maintain fentanyl production and efficacy.
In the process, cartels sometimes hire undergraduate chemistry majors as so-called “cookers” and force them to synthesise drugs. “There is no retirement here,” said one “cooker, “only either work or death.” (Source: Yonhap News)
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. (Romans 13:10, 12)
God, we accuse Mexico’s drug cartel of their vicious sins to You while many nations work to solve the drug problem that is spreading across the world. When the night is nearly over and the day of God’s righteous judgement is near, let the church of Mexico proclaim the gospel. Thus, let them stand before the cross, take off their dark work, and clothe themselves with Christ. May they turn from their sins against fellow humanity as they acknowledge the love Jesus showed on the cross and be established as a church of Jesus fulfilling the law as they practice love.
Prayer 24·365
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