Massive Fentanyl Haul: CBP Grabs 100 Million Deadly Doses at Southwest Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized over 100 million doses of fentanyl at the southwest border in the last six months. This amount is enough to potentially kill one-third of the U.S. population. The seizures highlight the ongoing challenges of drug trafficking and border security in the country.
- ▪CBP confiscated a record more than 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl at the southwest border in the past six months.
- ▪The seizures were made at 54 ports of entry across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
- ▪The total number of seizures does not include those made by other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
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Massive Fentanyl Haul: CBP Grabs 100 Million Deadly Doses at Southwest Border By Ward Clark | 2:17 PM on May 18, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Drug Enforcement Administration via AP, File The population of the United States of America, right now, is about 348 million. In the last six months, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), on the southwestern border of the United States alone, has confiscated enough fentanyl to kill nearly one-third of the total population of the USA.
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