fentanyl, Trump and Canada

Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has justified tariffs on Canadian imports in part as a way to force Canada to crack down on smuggling and tighten security at the vast border. The neighbor to the north, he said, must “stop this invasion of our country” with “drugs and illegal aliens.”
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 fentanyl crossing the northern border is "near zero."
China Is Taking Issue With Trump's Move to Link Tariffs to Fentanyl
U.S. President Donald Trump threw a curve ball at China by linking the fentanyl issue to his tariffs on imports
Trump’s team says tariffs ‘a drug war, not a trade war’ to stop fentanyl
The president’s tariffs are chiefly intended to pressure Mexico and Canada to help slow the flow of the deadly drug fentanyl into the United States, according to administration officials. “What
S.F.’s top Chinese diplomat rebukes Trump’s China tariffs, fentanyl accusations
In response to an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, the Chinese Consul General in San Francisco, Zhang Jianmin, issued a sharp condemnation Wednesday of U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 20% tariffs on all Chinese imports and targeting of China over the fentanyl overdose crisis.
China says US owes ‘big thank you’ on fentanyl, urges talks
China said it has forcefully cracked down on the fentanyl trade and condemned President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as the world’s two largest economies remain at odds over the conditions for
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 ...
Can tariffs convince Mexico to stem the flow of fentanyl?
Jonny Dymond speaks to the BBC’s special correspondent Quentin Sommerville, who has been on the ground at the US-Mexico border and has visited one of the drug cartels’ operations. He also speaks to ...
‘You’re Tough’: How Mexico’s President Won Trump’s Praise
A scientist and leftist with limited foreign policy experience, Claudia Sheinbaum seems to have connected with President ...
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 ...
Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
Called the HALT Fentanyl Act, the bill would permanently place all copycat versions of fentanyl on the U.S. Drug Enforcement ...
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Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces
MEXICO CITY — Authorities in northern Mexico on Wednesday found 32 kilograms of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of sliced ...
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 ...
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.
New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and ...
Opinion
Tariffs won't decrease fentanyl deaths. Treatment and prevention efforts will | Opinion
Don’t fall for the distraction of tariffs. To reduce fentanyl deaths, we need to get opioid users into treatment and reduce the prescribing of opioids ...