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The violence isn’t limited to the local level; it fuels the global drug crisis, particularly the fentanyl epidemic. Recent reports show a 50% decrease in drug seizures, attributed partially to Trump’s border policies and military measures against the Sinaloa cartel, a major supplier of fentanyl. These tough policies have led to a decline in homicides in Mexico, with a 24% drop in the first nine months of President Sheinbaum’s administration, and over 32,000 suspects arrested.