Mexican troops seized a record amount of fentanyl pills in Sinaloa, valued at nearly $400 million. President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the seizure, which follows US President-elect Donald Trump's threats of tariffs unless drug flow is curbed. Security analyst David Saucedo noted the timing of the seizure is strategic, but warned that without dismantling production labs, fentanyl production will continue. Fentanyl seizures in Mexico had been low prior to this event, despite rising overdose deaths in the US.