Why far less fentanyl is being seized at the border despite Trump’s crackdown

Published November 14, 2025 5:00am ET



The amount of fentanyl being seized by federal law enforcement at the nation’s border has decreased sharply over the past year as President Donald Trump has commanded the government to shut down the border to the deadly drug.

Customs and Border Protection interdicted almost half as much fentanyl in fiscal 2025, which ended in September, as in 2023.

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