Colombia arrests seven Sinaloa cartel members for fentanyl trafficking

Colombian authorities announced the arrest this Wednesday seven members of the Sinaloa cartel accused of manufacturing and selling fentanylthe opioid that caused a public health crisis in the United States.

The National Police of Colombia indicated that the Office of Criminal Investigations of this body, together with the US Drug Enforcement Agency and the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office, detained these persons of Mexican nationality, “with a view to extradition” to the United States.

US justice has demanded the extradition of those detained for crimes against conspiracy to bring drugs into one’s territorypossession of weapons such as machine guns and destructive devices and conspiracy to launder money as reported Viewer.

Photo: Colombian National Police

The criminal organization “used digital applications, such as managing cryptocurrencies, to launder money, make transfers to electronic wallets and, later, they withdrew the money in cash to continue the money laundering chain.”

The Colombian Ministry of Defense described the takeover as “a hard blow to the fight against drug trafficking around the world”, as detailed in the statement through their social media.

The Sinaloa Cartel, formerly led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, has received several rounds of sanctions from the US Treasury Department, most recently in February after President Joe Biden promised “severe sanctions to stop trade in fentanyl”.

(According to information from Europe Press)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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