US Border: Record Fentanyl Busts Hit Sinaloa Cartel Hard

400 Kilos of Fentanyl Seized

Cash and Drugs seized in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Drug Enforcement Administration photo)

Federal authorities have taken down what they call "one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking organizations in U.S. history." The operation targeted the Sinaloa Cartel through the seizure of a record-breaking 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl - the largest in the history of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - which was the lead agency in the multi-state effort.

The Acting Director of the DEA called it "a battlefield victory against a terrorist-backed network pumping death into our cities."

(Drug Enforcement Administration graphic)

The arrests and seizures occurred across five US States - most of them along the US Southern border with Mexico - resulting in the following seizures:

Albuquerque, NM:

• Approximately $610,000 in U.S. currency

• 49 firearms, some with switches, and some ghost guns

• 396 kilograms of fentanyl pills

• 11.5 kilograms of fentanyl powder

• 1.5 kilograms of cocaine

• 3.5 kilograms of heroin

• 7 pounds of methamphetamine

• Two vehicles valued at approximately $140,000

Guns seized in Albuquerque, New Mexico (Drug Enforcement Administration photo)

Layton, UT:

• Approximately $780,000 in U.S. currency

• A Dodge TRX Mammoth valued at approximately $150,000

Phoenix, AZ:

• Approximately $390,000 in U.S. currency

• 72 pounds of methamphetamine

• 13 kilograms of fentanyl pills

• 2.4 pounds of heroin

• 5 kilograms of cocaine.

Las Vegas, NV:

• Illegal alien apprehended and removed

• More than $93,000 in U.S. currency

• 2.7 kilograms of cocaine

• 1 pound of methamphetamine

Cash seized in Salem, Oregon (Drug Enforcement Administration photo)

Salem, OR:

• More than $2.8 million in U.S. currency

• Jewelry valued at approximately $50,000

• A Mercedes AMG and Ford F-150 Shelby valued at approximately $150,000

"This historic drug seizure, led by the DEA, is a significant blow against the Sinaloa Cartel that removes poison from our streets and protects American citizens from the scourge of fentanyl. This Department of Justice will continue working with our law enforcement partners to dismantle every cartel network operating illegally in the United States.” -US Attorney General Pam Bondi

Bins filled with fentanyl pills seized in Albuquerque, NM (Drug Enforcement Administration photo)

How big of an impact do you think these big busts had on Sinaloa Cartel drug operations?

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Abrazos,

Jack Beavers

Jack Beavers - US Border News