(DEA)Fentanyl Trafficked Across US The court filings tie Ojeda Elenes’s organization to fentanyl seizures in several states.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has confiscated more than 47 million fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and almost 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder in 2025.

In the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, CBP has seized 8,600 pounds of fentanyl. During the entirety of last fiscal year, around 12,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized. China and Fentanyl During a June 4 House hearing, Rep.

Each contained about one kilogram of the drug, or approximately 20,000 fentanyl pills. Elgersma said the year-long investigation included 23 controlled purchases of fentanyl pills.

“Every quantity of fentanyl seized has the potential to prevent harm, save lives, and improve community safety.” Fentanyl is a highly potent opioid that is 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times as strong as heroin.  

U.S. officials told researchers at the International Crisis Group that the cartel conflict has had no noticeable impact on fentanyl prices or availability in major American cities and that they continue to believe that most Mexican fentanyl production

To curb the flow of fentanyl into the state, Grisham said, she declared the surge in illegal drugs a public health emergency and deployed the National Guard to Albuquerque and Española.

On Jan. 27, 2025, the Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force seized about 735,000 fentanyl pills and 47 pounds of fentanyl powder during a traffic stop, along with other illegal drugs.

But the latest date from the CDC shows overdose deaths, mainly attributable to fentanyl, have decreased 25 percent across the country.

Aviles is said to be the head of a network that launders proceeds of fentanyl and other drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel.

“Every fentanyl seizure, large or small, represents potential lives saved.”

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“The statistics are worse when considering fentanyl.” While the number of fentanyl deaths fell by 31 percent nationwide, the number in Arizona increased by 30 percent, Biggs said.

China emerged as the primary supplier of illicit fentanyl as deaths rose steeply around 2016.

They say cartels are using them to launder fentanyl-related money. Shen Yun Performing Arts is back in New York City. Seventy New York State officials have issued proclamations honoring the company.

spectrum of counter-fentanyl operations."

Six Chinese citizens and two China-based pharmaceutical companies have been charged with allegedly selling and delivering chemical agents used to manufacture and cut fentanyl, the U.S.

“China’s level of cooperation should result in [a] meaningful reduction in fentanyl [inflows to] the United States and fentanyl precursor shipments to bad entities,” he said.

Fentanyl has now been designated as a weapon of mass destruction.

Eight people in Southern Ontario are facing charges following a nearly year-long investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine across the province.

Law enforcement agencies across the country have cracked down on fentanyl trafficking since U.S.

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They’re the front line of defense on the streets against the rise of fentanyl, taking down stash houses and trying to work their way up the line to nab cartel leaders.

Fentanyl seizures, nonetheless, persist, as CBP seized 1,029 pounds of fentanyl, with methamphetamine seizures rising 15 percent that same month. Border encounters fell to a record low in November 2025, according to CBP.

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the arrest of 21-year-old Manpreet Singh, also of Calgary, on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and firearms, and four counts of trafficking fentanyl.

Beijing agreed to restrict the export of 13 fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It also agreed to control seven chemical subsidiaries also used in fentanyl production.

WASHINGTON—The House on Sept. 2 overwhelmingly passed a bill seeking to stop the flow of fentanyl from China. The tally was 407–4. The Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, introduced by Rep.

Drug Enforcement Agency has described China as a primary source country for the fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances being trafficked “directly into the United States.”

Fentanyl Politics The federal government has pushed back on U.S. accusations that Canada is a major source of fentanyl coming across the border. “Contrary to speculation, U.S.