Lawmakers Call For Travel Advisory Warning Americans About Mexico's Counterfeit Pills
(Washington, DC) -- Two Democratic Congressmen are calling on the State Department to issue a travel advisory warning Americans about Mexico's counterfeit pills. Edward Markey of Massachusetts and David Trone of Maryland are pointing to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times into Mexican pharmacies. It shows that more than 70% of pills sold to the newspaper's investigators were contaminated by fentanyl, methamphetamine or other powerful drugs. Experts say life-threatening drugs have become a major issue with hundreds of thousands of Americans crossing the border each year to buy medication that costs much more in the U.S.