Tariffs not way Trump should slow fentanyl flow

Why Fentanyl Led to Trump's China Tariffs
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Trump Is Right To Target Fentanyl. But Tariffs Won't Do the Trick.
President Donald Trump has vowed to combat the drug overdose crisis in the United States, and he has demanded that Mexico, Canada and China crack down on fentanyl smuggling, citing the deadly drug as a key reason for imposing tariffs this week on our three biggest trading partners.
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Tariffs not the way Trump should slow fentanyl flow: Bolton
More than fentanyl: Eggs now the most smuggled item from Canada to US
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recorded 3,768 seizures of bird and poultry-related products at all US borders, compared to 352 fentanyl seizures in the same period
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CBP inspectors on watch for egg smuggling
While we’re thinking of the price of eggs—how to even get them----inspectors at the U.S.-Mexican border are hunting them down as illegal contraband.
Migrant encounters, drug seizures decline along US-Mexico border, CBP data shows
Migrant encounters are down along the border ahead of the implementation of Trump's tariffs against Mexican products
CBP intercepts 47 lbs of narcotics in Calexico bust at U.S.-Mexico border
CALEXICO, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made a significant drug bust at the Calexico West Port of Entry on Tuesday, February 18, intercepting more than 47 pounds of narcotics in a single smuggling attempt.
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CBP canine sniffs out cocaine truck ‘caravan’ at port of entry
A drug-sniffing drug has alerted border officers to a possible cocaine smuggling scheme involving multiple drivers working for the same commercial trucking firm.
Trump says tariffs were enacted to curb fentanyl, but U.S. overdose deaths are already declining
President Donald Trump says a primary reason for his new tariffs against the United States’ three largest trading partners is what he calls a “national emergency” brought on by fentanyl flowing across the country’s borders,
$6.2M in cocaine found in plastic wrap
Over $6.2 million in cocaine was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge wrapped inside a shipment of plastic wrap from Mexico, officers say.
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Trump Says There Is ‘No Room Left’ For Any Negotiations On Postponing Tariffs On Mexico, Canada
President Donald Trump said Monday that there is “no room left” for any negotiations on postponing tariffs on Mexico, Canada
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 the border have seized more than 400,000.
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Sinaloa, flooded with fentanyl: Mexico hits Los Chapitos in its drug stronghold
In the last four years, authorities have seized 5.4 tons of fentanyl, almost 50% in territory controlled by the sons of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, from where it is trafficked to the US through Tucson and San