Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures

Fact check: Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures
President Donald Trump and his administration have made a variety of complaints about Canada to justify his plan to impose 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada (with 10% tariffs on energy imports) beginning on Tuesday.
Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking, but little comes in across northern border, officials say
Drug policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins said there were 21 large fentanyl seizures at the Mexican border for every one along the Canadian border.
Nearly one-third of seized fentanyl attributed to the U.S.-Canada border had no connection with Canada
Finding undermines assertions by Trump administration that Canada is a rapidly growing source of fentanyl in the U.S.
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