THE entry of the Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa in the country’s illegal drugs market was meant to reinforce Chinese drug lords who are being given a run for their money by African syndicates, their former allies.

A veteran anti-narcotics operative, who spoke on condition that he would not be named because he is not authorized to speak on the matter, told The Manila Times there were “circumstances” pointing to a fierce competition between Chinese and African drug traffickers.

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