DHS touts Trump administration’s border security efforts with increase in drug seizures 

Customs and Border Protection officers identified the uptick over the summer, reversing a trend of recent months with a relatively low number of drug apprehensions. According to a press release from DHS, August was the “third-highest monthly total of drug seizures” since President Donald Trump began his second term on January 20, 2025.

“As part of its mission to stop harmful drugs from entering the United States, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that seizures of deadly drugs – including fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana – increased substantially from July to August,” read the release by DHS. “This includes a 37% increase in methamphetamine seizures and amounts to just over 55,000 pounds of drugs seized in August.”

This revelation by DHS came on the

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