Federal data shows that eggs are being seized at U.S. borders more than the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a trend occurring amid an ongoing bird flu outbreak causing poultry shortages across the nation.

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 ...

Eggs have become the latest hot commodity in America’s smuggling scene, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seizing thousands of illegal egg shipments at the southern border. As grocery ...

That’s an eggshell-ent development. US border agents have seized more eggs than fentanyl in recent months as President Trump ramped up security to stop the flow of the deadly opioid — and egg ...

Officials made 3,254 egg-related seizures in January and February 2025, according to new data released by U.S. Customs and ...

In March 2025, rumors spread online comparing U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizures of eggs with those of fentanyl. Furthermore, CBP measures egg products by number and fentanyl by weight ...

Customs and Border Protection authorities have had more than 3,000 encounters with egg smugglers in the first two months of the year compared to 413 seizures involving Fentanyl, according to new data ...

U.S. border agents have made more seizures of eggs and egg-based products than of fentanyl since the beginning of this year, official statistics show. According to data released by U.S. Customs ...

Languages: English. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized more egg products from United States borders this year than it has seized pounds of fentanyl. Statistics from the CBP ...

US Customs and Border Protection reports an increase in egg seizures at borders, surpassing fentanyl interceptions. This rise coincides with a nationwide poultry shortage caused by an avian flu ...

Customs officials say one contraband item is outpacing the seizure of fentanyl at U.S. borders: Eggs. This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said, compared to last year, its seizures of raw ...