In recent remarks to the press, President Donald Trump restated his intention to impose 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada as early as Feb. 1. His reasoning: "vast" illegal immigration and "massive" amounts of fentanyl coming to the U.

President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canada over drug trafficking, equating it with Mexico. U.S. government reports do not support the claim.

The U.S. government has stated that Canada and Mexico could still avoid hefty tariffs if they take action to curb fentanyl trafficking at their borders while also committing to slowing China’s advancements in artificial intelligence.

Mexico's president on Wednesday said her nation is in dialogue with the White House and was confident that the 25% tariff isn't imminent.

Secretary of Commerce-designate Howard Lutnick told a Senate committee that the threat of imposing a 25% tariff was to get Canada and Mexico to “respect” the United States and stop the flow of fentanyl into the country.

Reversing the trend will require police on the reservation, which has none, and closer detox and rehabilitation centers that cater to Native Americans, tribal members and advocates say.

As President Donald Trump rolls out his “America First” policies, few countries have more to lose than Mexico.

Fentanyl-related substances would be permanently classified as Schedule I drugs in a change to the Controlled Substances Act cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.. “We’re

Jose Ricardo Pena, 63, faces a prison term of 63 months and a third deportation following a conviction in U.S. Middle District Court.

While synthetic opiods are a relatively new class of drugs, opium has a long destructive history in trade wars and warfare, beginning with the First Opium War.

Ecuadorian national pleads guilty to armed fentanyl trafficking in Orlando and faces 15 years to life in prison.

Two western Colorado men were sentenced to federal prison for more than 10 years after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl that killed a woman.