Customs and Border Protection Seizes Historic Level of Fentanyl

CBP eclipsed 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl seized this fiscal year as the Trump administration delivered a year of zero releases at the border.

Cattle graze near the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., on Sept. 16, 2025. As of 2022, approximately 11 million people lived in the United States illegally, according to government figures. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration seized more than 100 million lethal doses of fentanyl this month, hitting a historic milestone it said was achieved through tougher border enforcement.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) exclusively told The Epoch Times on May 15 that its Office of Field Operations reached this amount, with agents at the San Diego Field Office preventing nearly 10 pounds of fentanyl powder from entering the country.