Bondi announces one of largest fentanyl seizures in US history
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US Seizes 3 Million Fentanyl Pills in Multi-State Operation
Above: Posters showing seized drugs are seen before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi held a press conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Image copyright: Oliver Contreras/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
Trump's DOJ is delivering a historic blow to the Sinaloa Cartel, curbing the deadly fentanyl flooding our communities. This is America First leadership — bold, decisive, and ethical. While the liberal media sympathizes with cartels via empathetic interviews, they ignore the organization's atrocities. Trump's tariffs and terrorist designation have crippled these narco-criminals, proving strength, not puff pieces, saves lives.
Democratic narrative
Trump's DOJ claims a win against the Sinaloa Cartel, but his approach — tariffs and troop deployments — misses the mark. Cartels aren't terrorists; they're profit-driven multinational entities fueled by U.S. drug demand. Fentanyl kills thousands, yet tariffs won't dent the billions in profit. A real plan targets their finances through global extraditions and anti-money laundering efforts, not theatrical border shows. Public health, not tough talk, saves lives.
Cynical narrative
Both Trump's DOJ and its critics miss the mark on this issue — the U.S. government itself fuels the drug crisis. By shielding opioid giants like Purdue Pharma and backing narco-linked regimes like Honduras, Washington has for decades driven the fentanyl epidemic that now kills over 100,000 Americans yearly. Cartels thrive on U.S. demand and policy failures, they don't thrive just on Mexican soil. Real solutions demand accountability for corporate and state complicity.