Troops in Nogales, Mexico, have found 150 fentanyl pills, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, U.S. officials across the border have seized more than 400,000.
Several cartel operatives said that for the first time in years, they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of the authorities.
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government made major concessions — and delivered results — to avert President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs. He imposed them anyway.
The president said the flow of the illicit opioid is one of the reasons for imposing tariffs on trading partners.
After a call with President Sheinbaum, Trump announced that most Mexico imports will not be subject to tariffs until at least early April.
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed on March 4 a 25 percent tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports and also raised tariffs to 20 percent on China. Trump had threatened tariffs over problems with the border, such as the trafficking of drugs like fentanyl.
There will not be submission,' President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday, adding she hopes to speak to Trump this week. 'Mexicans are valiant and strong.'