Treasury slaps sanctions on Sinaloa Cartel network involved in fentanyl ‘super labs’
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The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Sinaloa Cartel members linked to the use of "super labs" to create deadly drugs including fentanyl.
The agency said that the network, led by Ludim Zamudio Lerma and Luis Alfonso Zamudio Lerma, is "responsible for diverting illicit precursor chemicals directly into the hands of Sinaloa Cartel members and laboratory operators, further bolstering the Sinaloa Cartel’s role as the preeminent facilitator of illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs being trafficked into the United States." Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
The U.S. has been in the throes of an opioid crisis for years, with fentanyl at the heart of the crisis and responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans each year. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.