Feds seize 478,000 counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, charge 26 with drug trafficking and other crimes
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A two-year investigation by the DEA resulted in the arrest of 26 suspects and the seizure of nearly half a million counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills.
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The 26 suspects, 17 of which have been arrested, are facing various charges, including international drug smuggling, drug trafficking, and conspiracy.
Four of the defendants are Mexican nationals, while the other 22 live in southern California. Their alleged positions in the drug trafficking operation ranged from the mules who transported the drugs, to the dealers in the U.S., to the people responsible for smuggling the proceeds back across the border to Mexico.
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