Trump says tariffs are to curb fentanyl

Trump says tariffs are to curb fentanyl, but U.S. overdose deaths are already declining
While President Donald Trump has said the tariffs are meant stop the flow of drugs across the border, experts worry it may undermine progress already underway.
How Is Fentanyl Entering the US? Donald Trump's Tariffs Target Smugglers
The president said the flow of the illicit opioid is one of the reasons for imposing tariffs on trading partners.
Trump Administration Ties Tariffs to Fatal Fentanyl Overdoses, Which Are Declining
The decrease in fentanyl overdoses, drug policy experts have said, has more to do with public health measures than changes in border policies.
Trump Loves Tariffs. Fentanyl Is Just an Excuse.
When President Donald Trump imposed his long-threatened 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico last night, the White House declared the
How Much Fentanyl Is Coming From Canada, Mexico and China? Fact-Checking Trump's Tariff Justification
Trump during his address to Congress said that Canada and Mexico ‘have allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before.’
Trump says tariffs will help stop fentanyl. Many of his claims on the crisis are untrue
Trump continues to link his tariffs to fentanyl and overdose deaths — in his speech to Congress and on social media. But many of his statements about the fentanyl crisis aren't factual.
Tariffs not the way Trump should slow fentanyl flow: Bolton
"American importers pay the tariffs and then do everything they can to pass that cost on to American consumers," John Bolton said.
New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
The bill does not link tariffs to fentanyl smuggling but seeks expanded authority to sanction state-owned or state-controlled ...
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How Does Fentanyl Reach the United States?
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico in the name of curbing fentanyl flows into the United ...
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DEA agent: Fentanyl still major threat as drugs enter U.S. from both borders
A lot has been said about drugs, especially fentanyl, coming into the United States, not just across the southern border but ...
Trump and Trudeau discussed fentanyl, trade in 50-minute call, says Canada source
U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke for about 50 minutes on Wednesday and discussed ...
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Authorities find 32 kg of fentanyl nestled between nopales in Sonora
Mexican authorities arrested a man in Sonora transporting a quarter million fentanyl pills in a load of cactus leaves, or ...
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Six defendants sentenced for drug conspiracy related to 2022 fentanyl and cocaine trafficking
As part of the investigation into the operation, on December 6, 2022, in Jericho, Vermont, law enforcement seized fentanyl, cocaine, and a firearm from Russell Mitchell, Alexis Sutton, and Dorothy ...
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Donald Trump delays tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month, cites border security & fentanyl crackdown
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is postponing the imposition of 25% tariffs on most goods from Mexico ...
Woman who trafficked fentanyl at NY daycare sentenced to 45 years after string of poisonings
Grei Mendez was charged with distributing narcotics resulting in death and possession with intent to distribute narcotics ...
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.