Democratic members of Congress in both chambers called for the State Department to issue a travel advisory for U.S. citizens who cross the southern border into Mexico to get discounted prescription drugs.
Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. David Trone sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urging him to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of buying drugs in Mexico. Pharmaceuticals bought in the country could unknowingly be laced with fentanyl or methamphetamine, they said.
The lawmakers cited multiple reports that revealed some pharmacies in popular tourist locations in Mexico were selling counterfeit prescription drugs that were laced with illicit drugs. A report from the Los Angeles Times revealed that certain pharmacies in Mexico claimed to sell “legitimate pharmaceuticals," like oxycodone and Adderall but that those pharmaceuticals tested positive for fentanyl and meth.
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