Flow of Fentanyl Down After ‘Titanic Effort’ by Mexico, Say Experts

Ilan Katz, a criminal defense attorney in Mexico who represents banks, said Mexico’s president had been much tougher on the cartels than her predecessor.

Drug addicts heat Fentanyl to prepare it for use on the streets of San Francisco, Calif., on Feb, 23, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The flow of fentanyl from Mexico to the United States has reduced since U.S. President Donald Trump took office earlier this year and threatened Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum with tariffs unless she squeezed the cartels, according to analysts.

On July 31, after a “very successful” call with Sheinbaum, Trump said he was giving Mexico a 90-day extension before imposing a 30 percent tariff on imports.