MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday confirmed that a major Mexican drug cartel is actively operating in the Philippines via transshipment. RELATED: Mexican drug cartel now in Phl – PDEAIn 2013, shabu worth P420 million was confiscated in an operation in Batangas and was traced to the Mexican Sinaloa drug syndicate. Duterte said the Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa is using the Philippines as an intermediate destination due to challenges in directly reaching the United States. The Sinaloa cartel is reputed to be the largest source of illegal drugs to the US. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency confirmed in 2013 the presence of the Sinaloa cartel.

Source: Philippine Star August 04, 2016 05:06 UTC