Mexican troops have made the largest fentanyl seizure in the nation's history, occurring just days after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs aimed at curbing drug smuggling across the border, according to CNN.
"This is the biggest seizure of fentanyl pills ever recorded," Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated during her daily press conference on Wednesday. Authorities confiscated over a ton of synthetic opioids in the cartel-dominated state of Sinaloa.
Last week, Trump declared he would implement a 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada unless both countries took stronger action against illegal immigration and drug trafficking at the U.S. border, as reported by the Associated Press.
"This tariff will remain until drugs, especially fentanyl, and all illegal immigrants cease their invasion of our country!" Trump posted on his Truth Social platform last week.