Drug Czar Sara Carter Tells KXAN Trump Policies Are Cutting Drug Supply in Texas and Across the Hemisphere
September 18, 2026 · Office of National Drug Control Policy · 0:01:30
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What happened
Drug Czar Sara Carter told KXAN in Austin that she was grateful to see declines in her home state of Texas, while saying one life lost is one too many, according to the interview. She attributed the declines to President Trump’s policies, saying the administration shut down the border, is going after the cartels, and is working throughout the Western Hemisphere with partners in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Colombia.
Carter said the United States is also holding China and India accountable for precursor chemicals entering the supply chain, and she described Mexico as a very important partner, according to the interview. She said authorities took down the CJNG (Jalisco New Generation Cartel) and went after its leader El Mencho using intelligence supplied by both the United States and Mexican authorities, as stated in her remarks.
Carter said the administration is now pressing hard on cartels pushing fentanyl across land, sea and air borders, and that the strategy is meant to make clear to partners that a safe Western Hemisphere is a safe United States, according to the interview.
Why it matters
The KXAN appearance is the drug czar’s concise statement of the administration’s supply-side strategy — border enforcement, cartel takedowns and precursor-chemical pressure — and the results it claims for Texas.
Sources: Office of National Drug Control Policy, “WATCH: Drug Czar Sara Carter join KXAN in Austin, TX”, 2026-09-18 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-09-18). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.
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