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751 Mexicans arrested
But will they do anything with them?
BREAKING NEWS
NBC News and news services
updated 1 hour, 36 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Federal agents have rounded up 751 suspects in a wide-ranging crackdown on a Mexican drug cartel operating inside the United States, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Wednesday.
The sweep against the Sinaloa cartel culminated in a series of Drug Enforcement Administration raids Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in 120 cities.
The official added that DEA agents seized $59 million in U.S. currency; 12,535 kilograms of cocaine; more than 16,000 pounds of marijuana; more than 12 pounds of methamphetamine; approximately 8 kilograms of heroin; approximately 1.3 million pills or 500 pounds of Ecstasy; approximately 120 kilograms of MDMA powder; and more than $6.5 million in other assets, including 149 vehicles, 3 aircraft, 3 maritime vessels and 169 weapons.
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