Leader of Sinaloa cartel-linked drug trafficking ring arrested in Salem, Oregon

The U.S. government says it made the largest fentanyl drug bust in the nation’s history, arresting 16 people, including a man living in Salem.

Attorney General Pam Bondi reported roughly 11.5 kilos of fentanyl, including three million fentanyl pills, were seized in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

The leader of the drug trafficking organization, 36-year-old Heriberto Salazar Amaya, who is linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested.

She alleges he was living in Salem before his arrest.

https://katu.com/news/local/man-in-salem-heriberto-salazar-amay-leader-sinaloa-cartel-among-16-arrested-largest-fentanyl-bust-in-nations-history

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