Bondi announces one of largest fentanyl seizures in US history

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that authorities person made 1 of the biggest fentanyl busts successful U.S. past with the seizure of 11.5 kilos of the drug, including 3 cardinal pills.

Bondi said that astir 35 kilos of methamphetamine, 35 kilos of meth, 7.5 kilos of cocaine and 4.5 kilos of heroin were besides seized on with $5 cardinal successful currency and 49 rifles and pistols.

Sixteen radical including 3 women, were arrested successful the operation. Six of the males are successful the U.S. illegally, Bondi said. 

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that authorities person made 1 of the biggest fentanyl busts successful U.S. history, with the seizure of 11.5 kilograms of the drug, including 3 cardinal pills. (DOJ)

The person of the group, Alberto Salazar Amaya, is simply a high-ranking subordinate of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was surviving successful Salem, Oregon, and drugs were being distributed successful Albuquerque, New Mexico, Phoenix, Arizona, and successful Utah, Bondi said. 

"We're precise arrogant to denote contiguous a historical Sinaloa Cartel apprehension and it marks the astir important triumph successful our nation's combat against fentanyl and cause trafficking to date," Bondi said astatine a property briefing successful Washington D.C. "This multi-agency operation, led by DEA, with our local, state, tribal and national partners targeted 1 of the largest and astir unsafe cause trafficking and overseas violent organizations successful our country."

"The DEA seized 11.5 kilos of fentanyl, including an astounding astir 3 cardinal fentanyl pills. The largest seizure successful our nation's history."

Bondi said that each of the fentanyl pills were stamped arsenic oxycodone and came successful assorted strengths.

Posters depicting defendants and firearms seized are displayed earlier U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a quality conference (Justice Department)

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She praised the DEA agents who took portion successful the swoop and said they look information each time portion trying to escaped the streets of illicit drugs. 

Bondi described fentanyl arsenic a limb of "mass destruction" and laid down a stern informing to drug-pushers looking to administer the perchance deadly cause passim the nation. 

Posters depicting drugs seized successful the bust. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"When we drawback you similar each of these individuals, if convicted, we volition enactment you down bars. There volition beryllium nary negotiating and we volition fastener you up for arsenic agelong arsenic humanly possible," Bondi said. "We volition not negociate with those who are sidesplitting our household members, including brothers, sisters, daughters, sons, parents, friends, everyone successful this room."

Bondi added that she has nary tendency to nonstop the amerciable migrants backmost to Mexico.

"The magnitude of drugs, the magnitude of money, the magnitude of weapons astir of these individuals [had], if convicted, volition stay successful American prisons. Perhaps Alcatraz."