US attorney’s office announces huge operation in which authorities seized large amounts of drugs, illegally possessed guns, and cash.
The operation involved seven states and the alleged criminals had a large presence in Loudoun County.
The DEA says seven different groups were operating out of the DC region.
Although the drug operation spanned far beyond Loudoun, the county sheriff says in Loudoun alone it was the largest drug seizure in county history.
He says the drugs stemmed from the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, once led by El Chapo.
$6.5 million in drugs, guns, and cash seized in Loudoun County during the operation, called “Operation Angels Envy.”
Cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, marijuana, crack all involved.
The Sinaloa cartel was allegedly behind shipments of drugs from Mexico to California and then to the DC area.
Even with El Chapo gone authorities say the cartel is still very violent and active in the drug trade.
I am told there were two major drug seizures in Loudoun County, both happened last year, one involved drugs disguised to look like a normal shipment that was flown into Dulles Airport, the other was at a home.
This is what was seized in just Loudoun County.
The Sinaloa cartel was allegedly behind all this - shipments of drugs would go from Mexico to California and then to the DC area.
Even with El Chapo gone authorities say the cartel is still very violent and active in the drug trade.
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