DEA Targets Sinaloa Cartel Members in New England Drug Operation

DEA targets Sinaloa cartel members in New England drug operation

By Sharman Sacchetti Click here for updates on this story      LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Federal law enforcement officials are touting the arrests of 171 alleged members of the Sinaloa cartel in a major crackdown on drug trafficking across New England. “These are high-level arrests, not low-level retail distribution. They are members of the Sinaloa cartel,” said Jarod Forget, special agent in charge of the New England Division. According …

DEA: 171 Sinaloa Cartel arrests in New England in one week

“They’re our public enemy number one in New England,” said Jarod Forget, the Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s New England Field Division.

Federal agents arrest 171 alleged cartel members in New England drug crackdown

Federal officials announced the arrests of 171 alleged members of the Sinaloa cartel across New England.

DEA targets Sinaloa cartel members in New England drug bust

Agents seized about 500 pounds of drugs and arrested 171 alleged cartel members during the weeklong operation, DEA officials said.