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.