Crime & Safety
More Egg Product Seizures Than Fentanyl Seizures At The Border So Far This Year
The rise in egg interceptions comes as the U.S. continues to battle an outbreak of avian flu that has devastated the poultry industry.
March 20, 2025
As the bird flu continues to wreak havoc on the U.S. egg supply, U.S. Customs and Border Protection data show there have been significantly more egg products seized at U.S. borders than the number of seizures of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl so far in fiscal year 2025.
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According to the CBP data, there have been 413 drug seizure events involving fentanyl in fiscal year 2025, with December, January and February all having fewer fentanyl seizures than in those months the year before.
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Data showing fentanyl seizures at the U.S. border in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 (as of March 2025)/U.S. Customs and Border Protection/CBS News
The rise in egg interceptions comes as the U.S. continues to battle an outbreak of avian flu that has devastated the poultry industry and caused a surge in egg prices and shortages in some stores.
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