Fentanyl Floodgates Shut: California Operation Nets More Than 1,600 Pounds Of Deadly Drug

A massive multi-state operation has dismantled a sophisticated transnational drug trafficking organization with ties to the notorious Sinaloa-based Beltran Leyva Cartel, resulting in the indictment of 22 individuals.

Federal authorities announced today that the organization was responsible for importing and distributing over a ton of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine into the United States, laundering illicit proceeds, and attempting to export firearms to Mexico.

In a coordinated takedown across California, Arizona, Iowa, and Colorado, over 150 law enforcement officials arrested 10 defendants and executed six search warrants in Imperial County. Twelve suspects remain fugitives…

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