Fact Sheet: DHS Shows Results in the Fight to Cripple Cartels and Stop Fentanyl from Entering the U.S. | Homeland Security

DHS has stopped more illicit fentanyl and arrested more individuals for fentanyl-related crimes in the last two fiscal years than in the previous five years combined.

Biden-Harris Administration is seeking legislation in Congress to increase penalties on those who bring deadly drugs into our communities and close loopholes that drug traffickers exploit.

DHS is supporting the effort to break up drug cartels and disrupt illicit supply chains globally.

DHS personnel is on the front lines to detect and prevent fentanyl and its precursor chemicals from flowing into our country.

More than 90% of interdicted fentanyl is stopped at Ports of Entry (POEs) where cartels attempt to smuggle it primarily in vehicles driven by U.S. citizens.

DHS is partnering with federal, state, and local stakeholders to track and disrupt fentanyl networks within our communities.

CBP ’s Operation Artemis , supported by HSI , targeted the illicit fentanyl supply chain, leveraging multidisciplined interagency “jump teams” at strategic locations.

Operation Rolling Wave surged inbound inspections at Southwest Border checkpoints, covering every sector.