Overview

• The DEA said a one-week operation ran August 25–29 across 23 U.S. regions and seven foreign regions targeting the cartel’s networks.
• Authorities reported seizing more than 10 tonnes of narcotics, over 400 firearms, and roughly $11.1 million in cash.
• Detailed totals included 480 kg of fentanyl powder, 714,707 counterfeit pills, 2,209 kg of methamphetamine, 7,469 kg of cocaine, and 16.55 kg of heroin, plus 420 guns and assets valued at $1.7 million.
• Mexico’s Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said there was no joint operation with the DEA, noting federal forces have made separate, relevant arrests.
• The DEA linked the action to its Project Portero and framed it against the backdrop of the Sinaloa Cartel’s February designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. administration.