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Over 600 people with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel were arrested in a nationwide operation.
The operation took place between August 25th, and August 29th.
617 were arrested in total.
A massive nationwide crackdown on the deadly Sinaloa Cartel has culminated in more than 600 arrests, officials say.
The big swoop included 171 suspects in New England, as part of a week-long operation that targeted one of the world’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations, according to officials.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Monday that from Aug. 25 to 29, agents arrested 617 people with ties to the cartel across 23 field divisions in the U.S.
The enforcement action, billed as a DEA surge, also netted a massive haul of drugs, firearms, and cash.
Millions in cash and assets were seized.
They also seized 420 firearms and hundreds of thousands of drugs.
Boston.com reports the DEA arrested 617 suspects between Aug. 25 and 29 throughout the country. Feds said they seized $11 million in cash, $1.6 million in assets, 420 firearms, hundreds of thousands of counterfeit pills, fentanyl powder, cocaine and heroin.
Nearly 245 kilograms of drugs, $1.3 million in cash and 33 guns were recovered in the New England area alone.
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