MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the cocaine packages found floating in different provinces onfirmed the presence of big-time international drug cartels in the country. It has always been cocaine from Mexico,” Duterte said in his speech during the ceremonial signing of the Universal Healthcare Act. ADVERTISEMENTThe Sinaloa drug cartel is a big-time drug syndicate in Mexico while the Medellin cartel is a Colombian syndicate founded by drug lord Pablo Escobar. READ: PNP eyes two drop-off points of floating cocaine blocksLast week, Duterte said the country was already fighting a “global war” on drugs, citing the supposed operation of Sinaloa syndicate and its ties with Asia’s equally notorious Bamboo Triad. /eeREAD: Duterte warns foreign drug syndicatesRELATED VIDEOADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 20, 2019 11:50 UTC