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Mexican authorities detain top cartel leader 'El Inge' in Sinaloa
2021-11-05
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

Soldiers of the Mexican Army, the National Guard and agents of the Attorney General's Office of Mexico detained Armando N., alias "El Inge," leader of the Pacific cartel in Sinaloa, Mexico.

The raid was conducted on October 28, but was not reported until Thursday. Along with apprehending "El Inge," agents confiscated 118 kilograms of fentanyl paste, a narcotic opioid, and a laboratory used to produce the synthetic drug.

The haul of fentanyl is thought to be worth around $48 million at current street value, which would make it the largest seizure of its kind to date. Securing the lab, however, was of equal importance.

The Mexican National Defense agency believed the laboratory capable of producing 70 kilograms of fentanyl paste each month. Each kilogram of fentanyl paste can produce up to a million normal doses. The scale of the operation led the agency to believe its distribution footprint was international.
From the Daily Mail, courtesy of Skidmark:
  • Mexico's Attorney General's Office on Thursday revealed the arrest of five alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel

  • Among the suspects apprehended October 28 was a high-ranking leader identified only as Armando who saw the production of fentanyl

  • The cartel ran a clandestine laboratory at a home located in a high-end neighborhood in Culiacán

  • The group produced an average of 70 million pills of fentanyl a month, enough to kill at least 30 million people
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Posted by:Fred

#1  Just waiting for the checks to clear.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-11-05 09:14  

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