nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||U.S.-Mexico Efforts Targeting Drug Cartels Have Unraveled, Top DEA Official Says||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||A diplomatic row has frozen U.S.-Mexican efforts to target drug cartels. American officials say illicit fentanyl from labs in Mexico is driving a surge in overdose deaths.

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U.S.-Mexico Efforts Targeting Drug Cartels Have Unraveled, Top DEA Official Says

A diplomatic row has frozen U.S.-Mexican efforts to target drug cartels. American officials say illicit fentanyl from labs in Mexico is driving a surge in overdose deaths.