Dozens Arrested in Takedown of SoCal Drug Ring Linked to Sinaloa Cartel

Published on June 7, 2024

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was among dozens arrested in Southern California during a takedown of a massive drug trafficking operation run by the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, authorities announced June 5. Officers arrested 36 suspects June 5 and are searching for 11 more linked to the cartel, considered the most powerful crime syndicate in Mexico. In total, 25 search warrants have been executed in Imperial County; San Diego; Fresno; Los Angeles; Phoenix; and Salem, Ore. The suspects are charged with supplying millions of doses of fentanyl and other narcotics in the Southern California region near San Diego. More than 400 law enforcement officers coordinated the arrests after a multi-year investigation....

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