A cook in Mexico talks to Vice about the process behind producing fentanyl, including the high risk of death and the use of cocaine to balance its effects.
The speaker details his experience with the fentanyl crisis in Mexico, sharing the methods of consumption and the dangerous effects of the drug. He notes that fentanyl is commonly mixed with heroin and meth, but not typically with cocaine.
During an interview with a stash house operator, a curious couple in a car showed up and caught the attention of the film crew.
The cartel has been recruiting US citizens to smuggle drugs across the border using their own car and keys in exchange for money, as borders are supposedly closed for Mexican residents.