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US ‘launched a drug war, not a trade war’ with Mexico, Canada: Hassett
Hassett said the U.S. has seen that Mexico and Canada have made progress to stop fentanyl from coming into the country, which allowed for Trump to sign tariff exemptions for most
Trump to keep tariffs to pressure Mexico, Canada, China on fentanyl, aides say
Trump says tariffs on Mexico and Canada ‘could go up,’ declines to rule out possible recession
Fact-Checking Trump’s Fentanyl Justification for Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

Mexican Authorities Seize Fentanyl-Stuffed Cactus Boxes

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Mexican Authorities Seize Fentanyl-Stuffed Cactus Boxes as Trump Delays Tariff Plan
Mexico seizes 275,000 fentanyl pills from boxes of sliced cactus bound for Arizona
Authorities found 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of slices of cactus, a Mexican food stable known as nopales.
Fentanyl hidden in cactus seized in Sonora en route to Arizona

Mexican drug cartel, US prison and Life imprisonment

Son of ruthless cartel leader gets life in U.S. prison for trafficking drugs from Mexico
Mexican Cartel Leader’s Son Is Sentenced to Life in Prison for Role in Major Drug Trafficking Plot
The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced in Washington to life in prison for his own leadership role in one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organization
Son of Mexican drug lord sentenced to life in US prison
How Mexico’s president became the world’s leading Trump whisperer
Claudia Sheinbaum has twice persuaded Trump to postpone tariffs. The low-key scientist’s success is helping her step out of her predecessor’s shadow.
How Much Fentanyl Comes Into the US From Canada, Really?
Trump has cast Canada as a major importer of the synthetic opioid to the US. But the seizures at the northern border represent a tiny portion of the trafficking trade.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick emphatically shoots down recession concerns – and reveals how Canada, Mexico can get tariffs lifted
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick emphatically rejected the risks of a recession even as markets slide — and said America’s biggest trading partners could easily avoid Trump’s twice-delayed tariffs. Lutnick, 63, was asked if he was worried about the US sliding into recession Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” — and gave an unequivocal answer.
New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the U.S. from China, Mexico and through other borders
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How Does Fentanyl Reach the United States?
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico in the name of curbing fentanyl flows into the United States. In reality, supplies of the drug—and related deaths—have sharply