One of the recurrent themes of Donald Trump's election campaign was Mexico, and the promises to keep out illegal immigrants and stem the flow of drugs into the US.
The potential amount of pure heroin produced in Mexico last year rose 67% on 2014, and 170% in total over two years, according to the White House. Nearly all Mexican heroin is targeted at the United States - where in the past seven years, overdose deaths caused by the drug grew by 440%. There were more than 10,500 in the last measured year of 2014.
The BBC's special correspondent Ian Pannell reports from Mexico on the surge there in the production of heroin.
The potential amount of pure heroin produced in Mexico last year rose 67% on 2014, and 170% in total over two years, according to the White House. Nearly all Mexican heroin is targeted at the United States - where in the past seven years, overdose deaths caused by the drug grew by 440%. There were more than 10,500 in the last measured year of 2014.
The BBC's special correspondent Ian Pannell reports from Mexico on the surge there in the production of heroin.
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