PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Phoenix was one of the cities involved in a nationwide operation that led to the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) biggest drug bust in the agency’s history.
“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,” U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a news release. “This Department of Justice will continue working with our law enforcement partners to dismantle every cartel network operating illegally in the United States.”
In Phoenix, about $390,000 in cash was seized alongside 72 pounds of meth, nearly 29 pounds of fentanyl pills, 2.4 pounds of heroin and 11 pounds of cocaine. Meanwhile, agents in Las Vegas apprehended an illegal immigrant, seize 6 pounds of cocaine and about 1 pound of meth…