In recent remarks to the press, President Donald Trump restated his intention to impose 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada as early as Feb. 1. His reasoning: "vast" illegal immigration and "massive" amounts of fentanyl coming to the U.

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.

Jose Ricardo Pena, 63, faces a prison term of 63 months and a third deportation following a conviction in U.S. Middle District Court.

Ecuadorian national pleads guilty to armed fentanyl trafficking in Orlando and faces 15 years to life in prison.

Reversing the trend will require police on the reservation, which has none, and closer detox and rehabilitation centers that cater to Native Americans, tribal members and advocates say.

United States President Donald Trump recently threatened to impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods coming from China in response the illegal import into the U.S. of the opioid fentanyl. Fentanyl has become

The US witnessed an increase in synthetic opioid-related deaths after 2013, mainly due to the rapid proliferation of illicitly manufactured fentanyl, and fentanyl analogues such as acetyl fentanyl and

Cooperative work between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement led to the arrest of two individuals and the indictment of seven operators all involved in fentanyl trafficking.

Samantha Yi, 31, of Palm Beach County, has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that led to the death of a 10-month-old infant in Boynton Beach in 2022.

Earlier, Trump promised to impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese products in addition to existing tariffs until the fentanyl issue is resolved. China is the largest producer and exporter of fentanyl raw materials, which are known to cross into Mexico, be synthesized, and then be illegally distributed in the United States.

Jinping had previously told Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that “China is ready to work with the new US administration to maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences, so as to strive for a smooth transition of the China-US relationship.”

And while fentanyl deaths are declining in the United States, the drug is still claiming tens of thousands of lives each year. The explosion of violence in Sinaloa highlights how the groups ...