Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures

Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking, but little comes in across northern border, officials say
Drug policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins said there were 21 large fentanyl seizures at the Mexican border for every one along the Canadian border.
Fact check: Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures
President Donald Trump and his administration have made a variety of complaints about Canada to justify his plan to impose 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada (with 10% tariffs on energy imports) beginning on Tuesday.
What drugs are often seized at US-Canada border? Data shows less than 1% is fentanyl
As Trump pushes Canada to appoint a “fentanyl czar,” here’s how often the drug is seen at the northern border.
Nearly one-third of seized fentanyl attributed to the U.S.-Canada border had no connection with Canada
Finding undermines assertions by Trump administration that Canada is a rapidly growing source of fentanyl in the U.S.
Trump Calls Canada a Big Player in the Fentanyl Trade. Is It?
President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada over drug trafficking, equating it with Mexico. U.S. government reports do not support the claim.
Fact-checking Trump's claims about fentanyl from Canada
Trump has repeatedly used cross-border trafficking of fentanyl to justify his tariff threat. And now - Canada has responded with a promise of a Fentanyl czar. But how big of a problem IS the movement of fentanyl.
DIGGING DEEPER: Fentanyl seizures by U.S. officials at Canadian border
As a state that shares an international border with Canada, Minnesota has added interest in illegal fentanyl imports into the country.
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Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico are delayed. Economic turmoil is here.
While Trump delayed the tariffs on Canada and Mexico, levies on China have taken effect and the trade war and economic ...
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Border seizures of fentanyl, drug central to tariff war, fell in FY 2024
Border seizures of fentanyl, a drug that the Trump administration has declared part of a national emergency, declined 18.8% ...
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Canada Is Becoming a Fentanyl Exporter, and a Target for Trump
TORONTO—Officials in Canada have long played down its role as a hub in the global trade of the deadly synthetic opioid ...
Policing fentanyl crisis, securing border won’t stop deaths: advocate | Canada Tonight
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if elected he'll see all drug 'kingpins' convicted of trafficking what he calls ...