Overview

• From August 25 to 29, agents executed coordinated actions across 23 U.S. field divisions and seven foreign regions targeting the cartel’s network.
• Authorities reported seizures of 480 kilograms of fentanyl powder, about 714,700 counterfeit pills, 2,209 kilograms of methamphetamine, 7,469 kilograms of cocaine, 420 firearms, and roughly $13 million in currency and assets.
• In New England, 171 suspects were arrested as officials seized 244 kilograms of drugs, 22,115 counterfeit pills, $1.3 million in cash, and 33 firearms.
• DEA Administrator Terrance Cole said the agency will not relent until the Sinaloa Cartel is dismantled from top to bottom.
• The operation was coordinated with Homeland Security and other partners and follows the cartel’s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February.