 The Mexican military appears to be focusing more on its domestic war on drugs and less on preventing drugs from getting into the U.S. The U.S. Defense Department says Mexican federal forces seized nearly 280 pounds of fentanyl between January and June, down 94% from the over 5,000 pounds seized in 2023. The synthetic opioid has been blamed for about 70,000 overdose deaths annually in the U.S. Agents have tried to step up efforts to seize it as it comes over the border rather than join in the effort Mexico's Army and National Guard.