The article, titled “The mysterious drop in fentanyl seizures on the U.S.-Mexico border” by the Post’s Mexico and Central America correspondent, Mary Beth Sheridan, seeks to get to the bottom of the major drop-off in fentanyl seizures this year compared to last.
Per the Customs and Border Protection data she cites in her piece, monthly seizures in 2024 averaged 1,700 pounds, and in 2025, they are averaging 746 pounds.
The White House contends that one needs look no further than the policies Trump has implemented.
“The drop in fentanyl seizures at the border is only a mystery to Washington Post reporters suffering from Trump-Derangement Syndrome. Everyone else knows the simple truth: President Trump closed our border to illegal drug traffickers and Americans are safer because of it,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement to Breitbart News.
“March, fentanyl traffic at the Southern Border had fallen by more than half from the same time last year — while Joe Biden’s open border was still terrorizing America,” she added.
The drop in fentanyl seizures has coincided with a substantial decline in illegal immigration, as apprehensions along the U.S. southern border dropped 95 percent from April 2024 compared to April 2025, illustrating the strength of Trump’s policies in disincentivizing illegal mass migration.The Washington ComPost clearly suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome.
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) June 1, 2025
They can’t stand that President Trump’s strong border policies have led to a DECREASE in fentanyl coming into the U.S. pic.twitter.com/iJU4D5LUjq
