Nearly 200 days after being inaugurated, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration has helped reduce fentanyl trafficking by 64.3%—or nearly 500 million doses of the lethal synthetic opioid—according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Between October 2024 and February 2025, the agency reported that 564 pounds of fentanyl were seized at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. In comparison, between May and September 2024, Mexican authorities under Andrés Manuel López Obrador's administration seized a total of 1,586 pounds of fentanyl, almost triple the amount.
