President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the flow of the synthetic opioid into the United States.

The man appointed by the Canadian government to help stop fentanyl from entering the United States said his goal is to totally eliminate the drug crossing the border. “Getting the number to zero is a goal and should be our goal,

Canada's ambassador to the United States hinted the country might avoid U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs by continuing to tackle illegal migration and fentanyl trafficking.

International trade between Mexico and the United States has been interrupted by the delay in processing exports at Mexican customs. Transporters say it is a problem aggravated by the Sheinbaum-Trump agreement to detect fentanyl.

President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the flow of the synthetic opioid into the United States.

The man appointed by the Canadian government to help stop fentanyl from entering the United States says his goal is to totally eliminate the drug crossing the border.

President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid has reportedly stalled a program designed to inhibit fentanyl imports into the United States. Eight people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the United Nations counternarcotics program had been derailed in Mexico by Trump's effort to freeze foreign aid.

The United States has stepped up secret drone flights over Mexico to hunt for fentanyl labs, part of the Trump administration’s more aggressive campaign against drug cartels, according to U.S. officials.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the flow of the synthetic opioid into the United States.

Canada's newly appointed fentanyl czar says his goal is to bring the already low percentage of the deadly opioid smuggled south into the United States down to zero.

The rise and proliferation of the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl across the United States over the past decade caused record overdoses—peaking at more than 110,000 in 2023. This crisis brought unprecedented attention to the contents of the nation’s illicit drug supply.

Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum pledged to send 10,000 Mexican troops to the border with the U.S. to stem the trafficking of fentanyl and flow of migrants into the United States — something the country has done before.