DEA says 95% of drugs in the Louisville area are linked to Mexican cartels

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Federal investigators say nearly all of the drugs making their way into Kentucky are tied to powerful Mexican cartels.

Jim Scott, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Louisville Division, said cartels dominate the drug pipeline into the region, particularly the infamous Sinaloa Cartel.

“It usually uses the Pacific coast,” Scott said. “So most of those drugs are coming through California, through Arizona, and then they’re making their way west through hub cities.”…

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