Fentanyl Seized at US-Mexico Border Falls 40%, Lowest Since 2021
The amount of fentanyl seized at the US-Mexico border fell dramatically since January to its lowest level since December 2021 ...
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Tariffs, eh? Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico
President Donald Trump has justified tariffs on Canadian imports by citing a flood of smuggled fentanyl. But nearly all of ...
Mexico sent 10,000 troops to stop fentanyl. It remains elusive.
Troops in Nogales, Mexico, have found 150 fentanyl pills, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, U.S. officials across ...
Cartels trade ‘cocaine of the sea’ for fentanyl chemicals
A cartel made up of Chinese and Mexican nationals is taking a new route to smuggle drugs and trade on parts from an ...
Mexico seizes 275,000 fentanyl pills from boxes of sliced cactus bound for Arizona
Authorities found 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of slices of cactus, a Mexican food stable known as nopales.
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Trump's team says tariffs 'a drug war, not a trade war' to stop fentanyl
(TNND) — The president’s tariffs are chiefly intended to pressure Mexico and Canada to help slow the flow of the deadly drug ...
Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces
Authorities in northern Mexico have found 32 kilograms of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of slices of cactus, a quintessential ...
Son of ruthless cartel leader gets life in U.S. prison for trafficking drugs from Mexico
Rubén Oseguera, known as "El Menchito", is the son of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the fugitive cartel boss of the Jalisco ...
How Much Fentanyl Comes Into the US From Canada, Really?
Trump has cast Canada as a major importer of the synthetic opioid to the US. But the seizures at the northern border represent a tiny portion of the trafficking trade.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick emphatically shoots down recession concerns – and reveals how Canada, Mexico can get tariffs lifted
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick emphatically rejected the risks of a recession even as markets slide — and said America’s ...
Canada and China say the fentanyl crisis is only a 'pretext' for Trump's new tariffs
Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said ...
How Mexico’s president became the world’s leading Trump whisperer
Claudia Sheinbaum has twice persuaded Trump to postpone tariffs. The low-key scientist’s success is helping her step out of ...