Fact-check · Oct 6, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Drugs coming in by ocean and sea are down 97%”
MISLEADINGSaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
CBP air/marine seizures dropped 98% July-Nov 2025; Coast Guard seizures increased 200% in FY2025. DEA assessment: cocaine flow unchanged; traffickers shifted methods. Seizure data cannot measure actual drug flow.
Conflates seizure statistics with actual drug flow. CBP seizures fell while Coast Guard seizures rose. DEA found no reduction in cocaine entering U.S.; traffickers adapted methods.
Sources
- Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 15, 2026
- Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 8, 2026
- Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 7, 2026
- Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 16, 2026
- Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 15, 2026 > U.S. Southern Command > Press Releases
- Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 7, 2026 > U.S. Southern Command > Press Releases
From: President Trump Delivers Remarks, Oct. 6, 2026
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