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Trump Returns—and the Numbers Don’t Lie
Now, under Trump’s renewed leadership, the tide is shifting. Border enforcement is back with a vengeance, and it’s starting to show in the numbers. U.S. Border Patrol reports a 50% drop in fentanyl seizures since the 2024 election—a dramatic reversal from the yearly increases seen from 2019 to 2023.
Fewer seizures might sound like a concern, but in reality, it means less fentanyl is even making it across the border. That’s a big win.
Also telling? Illegal alien encounters at the border fell by a staggering 94% in February compared to the same time last year. Agents, once bogged down by endless processing duties, are now refocused on law enforcement and drug interdiction.
Trump Puts Cartels on Notice—and They Feel It
October 2024 saw 2,000 pounds of fentanyl seized at the border. By February, that number dropped to 590 pounds. That’s not luck—that’s policy at work.
“Trump’s policies are having an impact, one hundred percent,” Acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz told The Daily Wire.
According to Maltz, Trump’s hardline stance has forced the cartels to pivot. With pressure mounting, drug lords have been rerouting fentanyl away from the U.S. and instead offloading it in Europe and Latin America.
“We got their attention with a lot of talk about the deaths in America, and the cartels got very concerned. It became a business decision,” Maltz added.
Tariffs Talk—Cartels Walk
Trump didn’t just talk tough—he made it hurt. Before even taking office, he threatened Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs if they failed to crack down on illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking.
Mexico took the message seriously. Their government launched aggressive military and law enforcement operations to target cartel strongholds.
Maltz credited Trump’s tariff pressure for a 25% reduction in fentanyl coming across the border. That’s not just diplomatic muscle—that’s strategic dominance.
Even the New York Times Had to Admit It
Even liberal media couldn’t ignore the facts on the ground. New York Times reporter Natalie Kitroeff went to cartel territory in Sinaloa, Mexico, to see the results firsthand.
She found what many in the mainstream press don’t want to admit: Trump’s pressure campaign worked.
“I think it’s pretty clear that the amount of progress, arrests, raids, lab busts, the pace of these actions is something that we’ve not seen in recent history in Mexico. One analyst told us, we’ve seen in one month what we might have seen in years,” Kitroeff reported.
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“I think what we’ve seen is that at least in this context, in this month, and in this place, the tariffs worked, for now at least.”
Trump’s Fight, Biden’s Failure
While Joe Biden stood by and watched the crisis explode, Donald Trump rolled up his sleeves and took action. His battle against fentanyl isn’t just a political victory—it’s saving lives, pressuring foreign governments, and putting cartels on the defensive.
The Swamp may be stunned. The media may be reluctant to give credit. But Americans on the frontlines know the truth:
Trump turned the tide—and the fentanyl war may never be the same again.
