{"id":23937,"date":"2025-05-07T10:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sinaloa-cartel-leader-among-16-arrested-in-historic-u-s-fentanyl-bust-justice-department-says\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:24:48","slug":"sinaloa-cartel-leader-among-16-arrested-in-historic-u-s-fentanyl-bust-justice-department-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sinaloa-cartel-leader-among-16-arrested-in-historic-u-s-fentanyl-bust-justice-department-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinaloa cartel leader among 16 arrested in historic U.S. fentanyl bust, Justice Department says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Sixteen people have been arrested and three million pills laced with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/fentanyl\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fentanyl<\/a> were seized in what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/largest-fentanyl-bust-dea-history-authorities-seize-over-400-kilograms-fentanyl-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">federal prosecutors said<\/a> Tuesday was the &#8220;largest fentanyl bust in DEA history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The operation, which spanned several states along in the West, &#8220;marks the most significant victory in our nation&#8217;s fight against fentanyl and drug trafficking to date,&#8221; Attorney General Pam Bondi said.<\/p>\n<p>Among those arrested was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/family-dea-agent-enrique-kiki-camarena-sues-sinaloa-cartel\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Sinaloa cartel<\/a>\u00a0leader, Heriberto Salazar Amaya, 36, a Mexican national, who was taken into custody in Salem, Oregon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/video\/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-dea-usao-new-mexico-announce-results-historic-drug-bust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bondi said<\/a> at a press conference. In February, the State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/designation-of-international-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">designated<\/a>\u00a0the Sinaloa cartel as a foreign terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether any of those arrested would be deported to Mexico, Bondi said &#8220;I want them to stay in our prisons as long as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of these individuals, if convicted, will remain in American prisons, perhaps Alcatraz,&#8221; the attorney general added in reference to the shuttered California prison that President Donald Trump said <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-alcatraz-prison-reopen-truth-social-california\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">he wants to reopen<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/07\/832a9a35-eeb0-4932-ba2c-8855c934e9fc\/thumbnail\/620x413\/cf67244a54d122076dfb6229fb07f998\/gettyimages-2213184804.jpg?v=8782d831dd587e69db5d043c0a4c5f4b#\" alt=\"US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-CRIME-DRUGS \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/07\/832a9a35-eeb0-4932-ba2c-8855c934e9fc\/thumbnail\/620x413\/cf67244a54d122076dfb6229fb07f998\/gettyimages-2213184804.jpg?v=8782d831dd587e69db5d043c0a4c5f4b 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/07\/832a9a35-eeb0-4932-ba2c-8855c934e9fc\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/e841118ff139258571310c52b95a7be6\/gettyimages-2213184804.jpg?v=8782d831dd587e69db5d043c0a4c5f4b 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Posters showing arrested individuals are seen before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi held a press conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025. Bondi announced the outcome of a weeklong, multi-agency enforcement operation targeting one of the largest drug trafficking organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                OLIVER CONTRERAS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Justice Department said law enforcement officials seized more than 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of fentanyl pills, 11.5 kilos of fentanyl powder, 80 kilos of methamphetamine, 7.5 kilos of cocaine and 4.5 kilos of heroin.\u00a0 The bust also netted $5 million in cash and 49 rifles and pistols, U.S. officials said, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/largest-fentanyl-bust-dea-history-authorities-seize-over-400-kilograms-fentanyl-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">releasing several images<\/a> of the seized items.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This case represents DEA&#8217;s largest single seizure of fentanyl pills,&#8221; said Robert Murphy, the acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi said 75,000 Americans are dying each year because of fentanyl and it is the number one cause of death for people between the ages of 18 and 34 in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are flooding our cities with a weapon of mass destruction, fentanyl,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Ellison, U.S. attorney for the district of New Mexico, said the &#8220;sophisticated fentanyl and narcotics distribution network&#8221; spanned New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Ellison said the 16 people arrested face various federal charges including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and firearms offenses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/07\/0a1e0e9c-5d84-4f2c-863c-8276930347e8\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d08f4d00dbf0457b1d1a03ea72a5ec7c\/gettyimages-2213184535.jpg?v=8782d831dd587e69db5d043c0a4c5f4b#\" alt=\"US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-CRIME-DRUGS \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/07\/0a1e0e9c-5d84-4f2c-863c-8276930347e8\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d08f4d00dbf0457b1d1a03ea72a5ec7c\/gettyimages-2213184535.jpg?v=8782d831dd587e69db5d043c0a4c5f4b 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/07\/0a1e0e9c-5d84-4f2c-863c-8276930347e8\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/7057e0e96f4ec8351c59598cc32bf090\/gettyimages-2213184535.jpg?v=8782d831dd587e69db5d043c0a4c5f4b 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Posters of seized drugs are seen before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi held a press conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                OLIVER CONTRERAS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The DEA says drug overdoses are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/virginia-governor-addresses-fentanyl-crisis-on-national-fentanyl-awareness-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">leading cause<\/a> of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 44, though <\/p>\n<p>most states have seen fewer deaths over the last few years. 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