A major California drug smuggling and distribution network has been busted, with 36 arrests, and the confiscation of firearms and a variety of drugs. And the kicker? The operation had ties to Mexico’s vicious Sinaloa cartel:
Authorities announced 36 people were arrested in a massive bust targeting a California-based drug trafficking network with ties to the Sinaloa cartel.
The fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network operated in the Imperial Valley and involved drug trafficking, firearms and money laundering offenses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
More than 400 law enforcement officials were involved in the arrests of 36 suspects. Search warrants were served in 25 locations across Los Angeles, San Diego, Imperial County, Fresno, Phoenix, Arizona and Salem, Oregon.
Officials confirmed 11 additional suspects remain on the run.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent, Alexander…
