(COLORADO) — Two Mexican drug cartels that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said are responsible for the fentanyl smuggled into the U.S., are operating in Colorado.
As part of an exclusive, new partnership with the DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division , NewsNation affiliate KXRM spoke to Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen about the unprecedented action the DEA is taking to target every aspect of the global fentanyl supply chain.
“We use technology to identify who they are, where they are, who they are communicating with, and we try to identify the entire network; so the distribution side, the supply side, and the money laundering side and we try to go after all of those folks at the same time,” said Pullen.
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According to the DEA’s website, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the Jalisco Cartel also known as the CJNG Cartel, are operating global criminal enterprises and rely on a global supply chain to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S.