In a recent development, the credibility of a New York Times report on a fentanyl laboratory in Mexico has been called into question by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Despite this, the publication stands firmly by its work.
The contentious report features a visit to a facility in Sinaloa’s capital, where workers were purportedly engaged in the production of fentanyl, complete with photographic evidence.
Addressing the controversy, the New York Times issued a statement asserting its confidence in the report’s accuracy. “Our reporters spent months investigating the fentanyl industry, quoted former and current Mexican officials on the record about the production and testing of fentanyl in the country, and documented a fentanyl lab in Sinaloa,” the statement read.
This isn’t the first instance of criticism directed at the New York Times by Mexican officials. Sheinbaum also took issue with another report by the same journalist concerning drug cartels recruiting chemistry students in Mexico for fentanyl production.
The previous administration under Andrés Manuel López Obrador also had its share of disagreements with the Times. López Obrador was notably under scrutiny for sharing the reporter’s contact information during a public briefing.
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