Trump presumably is referring to the recent decline in fentanyl seizures at the border. From 2024 to 2025, judging from the numbers published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the amount seized fell by about 48 percent, which is not quite 56 percent but close enough.

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The conversation about Mexican drug cartels tends to focus on personalities — the kingpins, the feuds, the escapes. But the real story of how drugs move from a cartel lab to an American street corner is a story about logistics.

President Donald Trump is set to visit China from March 31 to April 2 for crucial talks with President Xi Jinping. This meeting follows a Supreme Court decision impacting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.

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Until these complexities are addressed through policies that support healthier communities, the drug epidemic will continue.