Attorney General, Pam Bondi on Tuesday disclosed that the “largest fentanyl bust in the history of the United States, US have been recorded.
About 11.5 kilos of fentanyl, including over 3 million fentanyl-laced pills labeled as oxycodone that recently led to the arrests of multiple people tied to the violent Mexican Sinaloa cartel were recovered.
Bondi said during a press conference that the development marks the “most significant victory”; in the nation’s fight against fentanyl and drug trafficking since inception till date”;.
She added that the sweeping effort “targeted one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations in the country.”;
The alleged drug trafficking operation spanned across New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado.
According to authorities, the multi-agency investigation began six months ago with undercover operations and surveillance.
In addition to the fentanyl haul, officers said they recovered 35 kilos of methamphetamine, 49 rifles and pistols, 7.5 kilos of cocaine and 4.5 kilos of heroin.
