The CIA has been flying MQ9 Reaper drones over Mexico to help sniff out dangerous cartels and fentanyl laboratories, in partnership with the country's government.
In exchange for delaying tariffs, Trump had insisted that Mexico crack down on cartels, illegal migration and fentanyl production.
Trump said the tariffs against Mexico and Canada are expected to go into effect on April 2, after a monthlong pause. But then Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said another pause is possible based on fentanyl prevention and progress on the border.
A Houston woman was sentenced to 36 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl into the United States from Mexico.
Fifty crosses affixed with pictures of area residents were put up in Sonora to symbolize the lives cut short and are a stark reminder of the dangers of the deadly drug.
International trade between Mexico and the United States has been interrupted by the delay in processing exports at Mexican customs. Transporters say it is a problem aggravated by the Sheinbaum-Trump agreement to detect fentanyl.
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Thursday morning that the tariffs will go into effect at the beginning of March for Mexico and Canada, saying that they're not doing enough to stop fentanyl flowing into the U.
President Donald Trump is expected to bring in delayed tariffs for goods coming from in Mexico, and Canada. He says they are failing to curb the export of the drug fentanyl. We hear from a former editor of the Washington Post after its current owner Jeff Bezos declares the paper will in future only publish opinion pieces that support personal liberties.
Plus, the delayed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada will go into effect on March 4, Trump writes in a Truth Social post that blames all three countries for the US fentanyl problem.
Mexican authorities finally extradited one of the most wanted drug lords in the United States, signaling that the Latin American