Fentanyl Confiscations at Southern US Border in July Jump to Record

A homeless man, 24, smokes fentanyl in Seattle, Wash., on March 12, 2022. Widespread drug addiction is endemic in Seattle's large homeless community, which the city is currently trying to move out from shared public spaces. John Moore/Getty Images

The amount of fentanyl confiscated by federal agents at the southern U.S. border jumped by more than 200 percent in July, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics released on Aug 15.

In July, CPB seized 2,130 pounds of the synthetic opioid. The total is more than three times the 702 pounds that were intercepted in June, and topped the previous monthly record of nearly 1,300 pounds set in April.