Topic: Sinaloa Cartel

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62: Pink Elephant
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62: Pink Elephant

Vanita Gupta and the Heroin Precursor Controversy

During her confirmation hearing, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta faced questions regarding her family's company, Aventor. A Bloomberg report alleged that Aventor sold acetic anhydride—a key ingredient in manufacturing heroin—to Mexican cartels. The hosts highlight the irony of a high-ranking DOJ official profiting from the very chemicals fueling the heroin epidemic.