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DEA and FBI Seize $10 Million in Sinaloa Cartel Crypto as Drug Seizures Surge
MIAMI, FLORIDA, JUL 16 – The seizure is part of a nationwide crackdown that included 44 million fentanyl pills and over 2,100 arrests, highlighting cartel use of cryptocurrency for laundering, officials said.
- During coordinated raids in Miami, DEA and FBI officials confiscated over $10 million worth of cryptocurrency connected to the Sinaloa cartel as part of a larger nationwide operation targeting drug trafficking.
- These raids followed ongoing operations targeting the cartel’s extensive trafficking and laundering network active since January across multiple U.S. states.
- The operations unfolded coast to coast, including California, Texas, Georgia, and Florida, and involved seizures of millions of fentanyl pills and thousands of pounds of methamphetamine hidden in produce shipments.
- DEA Acting Administrator Robert Murphy highlighted the agency’s focused efforts to weaken the cartels through continuous arrests, asset seizures, and sustained enforcement pressure.
- These seizures aim to disrupt the Sinaloa cartel’s drug distribution and money laundering operations nationwide and represent a significant blow to the cartel’s financial networks.
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