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Dozens Arrested in Takedown of Southern California Drug Ring Linked to Sinaloa Cartel

The suspects, who include a Border Patrol agent, are charged with supplying fentanyl and other drugs. Money laundering and gun offenses are also alleged.
Dozens Arrested in Takedown of Southern California Drug Ring Linked to Sinaloa Cartel
Drugs and weapons seized by law enforcement in an operation that extended from the Mexico border to Salem, Ore. U.S. Department of Justice
Jill McLaughlin
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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.

Jill McLaughlin
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