Ports are power, and Mexico has announced a massive plan to invest in Manzanillo — its largest port infrastructure and the third-most important port in Latin America. The expansion represents a double threat to Mexico’s relationship with the U.S., because it would increase trade with China and opens the door for greater fentanyl-related chemicals coming from Beijing.

China has deployed and developed its own technology and trade across America’s backyard in a highly strategic manner. It already has a strong presence and power in ports of the Caribbean (Bahamas), South America (Peru), Central America (Panama) and North America (Mexico).

According to the Drug Enforcement Agency, there is a long history of alliances between drug trafficking organizations in the Mexican state of Colima, a region where the Sinaloa Cartel operates and has access to the Port of Manzanillo — strategically important infrastructure, due to its location on the central Pacific coast and its high volume of maritime traffic.

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