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| Check didn't clear: Mexico Arrests Top Cartel Member Suspected of Leading Fentanyl Trade |
| 2023-02-14 |
| [NTD] Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected top cartel member believed to be responsible for spearheading the region’s fentanyl production.The Mexican defence ministry issued a statement on Feb. 12, saying that a man has been arrested ‘in flagrante delicto’ by personnel from the Mexican Army and National Guard. Fentanyl production and subsequent smuggling into the United Statred has been the cause of thousands of deaths. The arrest took place in the state of Sinaloa on Feb. 9. It came not long after another high-profile arrest of cartel leader Ovidio Guzman and less than a month after U.S. President Biden’s visit to Mexico. The suspect has been named as Jose “N,” in accordance with standard Mexican procedure of not divulging a suspect’s full name. “As a result of inter-institutional coordination to strengthen the rule of law in the country and detect criminal organizations with a presence in said entity, and derived from intelligence activities, the presence of José “N” was learned in the town of Estancia de los García, Culiacán, Sin., who is presumed to be one of the presumed main priority targets that generate violence and represents a threat to society,” the ministry said in a statement. He is believed to have been leading logistics operations for “Mayo Zambada,” a notorious narcotics trafficker linked to the powerful Sinaloa cartel. “It should be noted that the accused is considered the main producer of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills, in addition to carrying out the large-scale transfer of cocaine from Central and South America to the U.S,” the statement continues. According to the ministry, the detainee was transferred to the Specialized Prosecutor for Organized Crime (FEMDO) in Mexico City. Related: Fentanyl: 2023-02-13 Stark warning Britain may be on brink of becoming a ZOMBIELAND: Experts fear explosion of fentanyl ‐ a drug 50 times stronger than heroin which has ravaged America ‐ as Mexican cartels seek to reap billions from an untapped European market Fentanyl: 2023-02-12 How the West is whitewashing Ukrainian Nazism Fentanyl: 2023-02-10 Billionaire Michael Moritz slams Dem-run San Francisco's drug-addled 'zombie zones' Related: Culiacán: 2021-11-05 Mexican authorities detain top cartel leader 'El Inge' in Sinaloa Culiacán: 2021-08-28 Top member of El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel FLIPS and gives 'substantial assistance' to feds: Smuggler, 60, is jailed for ten years in deal but she could be out in three Culiacán: 2020-09-23 Mexican military Humvees smash through gates as heavily armed agents nab 11 members of El Chapo's Sinaloa cartel |
| Posted by:Procopius2k |
| #4 ^ But they would like the heavy equipment from the Pentagone and unlimited property seizures to continue unabated. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-02-14 14:09 |
| #3 Nation’s Sheriffs Call for the Eradication of Drug Cartels, Starting with the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation Cartels |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-02-14 14:07 |
| #2 Could be. See how much shooting starts. in flagrante delicto Mitt Romney? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-14 13:52 |
| #1 Maybe we paid more than the cartel member. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-02-14 13:47 |