Overview

• Acting DEA Administrator Robert Murphy said the agency has seized roughly 70,000 pounds of methamphetamine so far in 2025 and expects to double last year’s total by year-end.
• Murphy warned that traffickers are pressing meth into pills disguised as Adderall or MDMA to target college-age users who may be unaware of the true content.
• Federal officials report that Mexican cartels now control every stage of meth production and distribution in the U.S., fueling a widespread resurgence.
• Cartels have employed increasingly inventive smuggling techniques, hiding meth in produce such as cucumbers and blueberries or in vehicle septic tanks.
• Operation Take Back America, launched in March, has coordinated nationwide raids that dismantled meth labs and intercepted large shipments hidden in produce and vehicles.