US forces kill two suspected narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific lethal strike operation

US forces kill two suspected narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific lethal strike operation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. forces carried out a lethal kinetic strike Thursday on a vessel allegedly operated by a designated terrorist organization, killing two suspected narco-terrorists. U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) said intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking…

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Alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl producer charged in newly unsealed US federal indictment

Alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl producer charged in newly unsealed US federal indictment

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An alleged top Sinaloa cartel fentanyl producer accused of supplying millions of deadly pills to the Chapitos was charged in a newly unsealed U.S. indictment after Mexican authorities arrested Ivan Valerio Sainz Salazar in Sinaloa, federal prosecutors said. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday that Sainz…

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Portland DA cracks down on drug crimes as Seattle pulls back on enforcement

Portland DA cracks down on drug crimes as Seattle pulls back on enforcement

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As Seattle backs away from prosecuting drug possession, Portland’s top prosecutor is moving in the opposite direction, announcing a crackdown aimed at offenders who refuse treatment after arrest. Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez announced his office will begin prosecuting individuals arrested for drug possession who fail…

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The border in your backyard: Mexican cartels fuel record fentanyl, meth busts in Rocky Mountain states

The border in your backyard: Mexican cartels fuel record fentanyl, meth busts in Rocky Mountain states

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made record seizures in four mountain states last year, most of which were funneled through the southern border by two cartels.  In 225, the DEA seized 8,729,000 fentanyl pills and nearly 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine across the four-state mountain region that includes…

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DEA zeroes in on Cartel of the Suns bosses as Maduro is hauled into US narco case

DEA zeroes in on Cartel of the Suns bosses as Maduro is hauled into US narco case

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The early-morning arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves around the world, marking the most consequential move by the United States in its war against the dictator’s notorious “Cartel of the Suns.”  Maduro was indicted alongside his wife, Cilia Flores, son and three alleged co-conspirators with…

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