FBI Director: ‘We Seized Enough Fentanyl in 2025 to Kill 178 Million Americans’

Federal Designations and New Enforcement Infrastructure

In February, the State Department designated six cartels and four transnational gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). In response, the FBI launched a Counter Cartel Coordination Center to consolidate intelligence and operational capabilities.

Since January 20, 2025, the FBI reports more than 25,000 immigration-related arrests, 350 arrests of Tren de Aragua members, and 195 arrests of MS-13 members. Agents also seized 66,600 kilograms of cocaine, 6,675 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 1,500 kilograms of fentanyl.