Mexico seizes 'historic' half-ton of fentanyl at warehouse
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Mexico seizes 'historic' half-ton of fentanyl at warehouse

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Over half-ton of fentanyl was seized at a warehouse in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, the government announced Thursday. The Mexican army and National Guard carried out an operation into the dealings of the Sinaloa Cartel in Culiacán, Sinaloa, and wound up seizing 543 kilos of fentanyl at a warehouse, the government announced Thursday The Mexican government revealed Thursday the historic bust of 543 kilos of fentanyl that were found inside a warehouse in Culiacán, Sinaloa, operated by the Sinaloa Cartel. The seizure was part of an ongoing operation into the dealings of the criminal organization in the Culiacán neighborhood Las Palmas Soldiers also seized 555 kilos of methamphetamine, 41 kilos of cocaine, 6.9 kilos of heroin, 19 kilos of opium gum and 71 kilos of a chemical precursor The bust was part of an ongoing operation that was carried out in the Culiacán neighborhood of Las Palmas as authorities were looking for a warehouse operated by members the Sinaloa Cartel. Ten members of the Sinaloa Cartel were arrested during the bust of a warehouse that led soldiers to 543 kilos of fentanyl Fentanyl owned by the Sinaloa Cartel was recovered by the Mexican army and National Guard between July 2 and 5 at a warehouse in the western city of Culiacán. Mexican soldiers made a historic bust of 543 kilos of fentanyl at a warehouse in Sinaloa That has led to tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the United States because people often do not realize they are taking fentanyl.

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