The operation was carried out between August 25 and 29 and 23 DEA divisions participated within the country.
The Administration for US drug control (DEA) announced the results of a Transnational operation against the Mexican Sinaloa cartel which resulted in the arrest of more than 600 people in just five daysto which Washington designated last February as a terrorist organization.
The operation was carried out between the August 25 and 29. They participated 23 DEA divisions within the US and there were also Collaboration with authorities from seven regions outside the country. In total, they were made 617 arrests at different key points of the Sinaloa cartel network.
Although they still did not communicate where these arrests have been carried out, in February of this year, from the US government they affirmed that it is a “Cartel, the Cartel internationally. Recently, the Trump administration introduced Ecuadorian cartels The wolves and The choneros In this same list.
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An extensive cargo was seized that according to the authorities could have caused thousands of deaths in the country. This included more than 10 tons seized drugs and more than 400 firearms. Most of the drugs were methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. On the other hand, the organization also had some some US $ 11 million (about 9.3 million euros) in cash.
He Director of the DEA, Terrance Cole expressed that the agency and its partners are determined to completely dismantle the Sinaloa cartel and said that each kilo of seized drugs and each recovered dollar represents saved lives.
According to the DEA, the Sinaloa cartel maintains operations in at least 40 countries and has thousands of facilitators worldwide.
Source: Ambito
