Interesting connection not really mentioned of course in this article....the relationship between gangs such as MS13, illegal aliens,  and the influx of drugs over the border.  It is an uncomfortable subject not mentioned once in this piece.  

Why?  It is NOT just the "over-prescribing of opioids" that is the problem.
https://www.google.com/amp/wkrn.com/2017/02/02/sale-of-drugs-leads-to-evolution-in-how-gangs-operate/amp/

Even Bill Clinton admits it....now.  of course, he had a lot to do with it, too.

https://www.google.com/amp/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_595fd3dfe4b085e766b51269/amp

This is the uncomfortable conversation about some illegals that apparently is overlooked in this NCR "report" -

http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/sep/02/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-says-illegal-immigrants-account-75-pe/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/us/politics/us-appetite-for-mexicos-drugs-fuels-illegal-immigration.amp.html