Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking

Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking, but little comes in across northern border, officials say
Drug policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins said there were 21 large fentanyl seizures at the Mexican border for every one along the Canadian border.
Fentanyl: The opioid behind Trump’s tariff threats
What is Fentanyl? How does it enter the U.S.? Why is it a sticking point in relations between U.S., China, Canada and Mexico?
'This is about fentanyl': Tariffs are crucial to combating 'drug war,' Trump and Cabinet officials say
Trump administration says tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China critical to preventing fentanyl and other drugs from pouring across the U.S. border, and are not part of an international trade war.
How Fentanyl Became Central to Trump’s Tariffs
The tariffs are partly aimed at halting the flow of an opioid that has caused the overdose deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Trump’s Claim Of ‘Massive’ Amounts Of Fentanyl From Canada Is True Only In His Mind
In the meantime, he blocked legislation that would have provided fentanyl-detecting machines at the border and pardoned a convicted drug trafficker.
Fact-checking Trump's claims about fentanyl from Canada
Trump has repeatedly used cross-border trafficking of fentanyl to justify his tariff threat. And now - Canada has responded with a promise of a Fentanyl czar. But how big of a problem IS the movement of fentanyl.
Trump tariff threats target fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how drug gets to US
President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually.
Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis
Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world. While the rate of fentanyl overdose deaths dipped a bit recently, it's still soared over the last decade. Trump tried tariffs to combat fentanyl in his first term.

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