Federal confiscations of synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine and fentanyl are rising in Mexico, according to data published on Dec. 27 by the Mexican Defense Department. Fentanyl is a highly addictive and deadly drug of which just a two-milligram dose can prove fatal, while methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. The majority of meth in the United States is currently produced by cartels in Mexico. As per figures issued by Mexico’s Defense Department, seizures of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl soared by 525 percent in the first three years of the current administration, which took office on Dec. 1, 2018, when compared to the previous three years. Law enforcement confiscated 1,232 pounds (559 kilograms) of fentanyl—which is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine—from 2016 to 2018 and 7,710 pounds (3,497 kilograms) from 2019 to 2021. Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Cresencio Sandoval acknowledged that Mexican cartels have moved away from naturally …