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Trump Makes Unsubstantiated Claims on Drug Trafficking

President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that his administration has “reduced” by 97% “the flow” of illegal drugs entering the United States “by water, ocean and sea.” However, available federal data do not support that claim. There is no comprehensive data on the total amount of drugs trafficked to the United States, including the amount that authorities fail to seize. Without that information, drug policy experts have told us that it is no…
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that his administration has “reduced” by 97% “the flow” of illegal drugs entering the United States “by water, ocean and sea.” However, available federal data do not support that claim. There is no comprehensive data on the total amount of drugs trafficked to the United States, including the amount that authorities fail to seize. Without that information, drug policy experts have told us that it is no…

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Conexión Migrante broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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