FRANKLIN — After a three-month investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Franklin Police have charged 27 people for their involvement with drug trafficking linked to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel.

“The Sinoloa Cartel in Mexico has a strong hold on drug distribution in New England, and this week’s enforcement action attacked their street level distribution network,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget, New England Field Division. “This case is an excellent example of how federal leadership and local cooperation can come together to protect communities like Franklin from the dangers of drug trafficking.”

According to information provided by the DEA, fentanyl and methamphetamine coming from Lawrence, Massachusetts, was seized. Lawrence has long been known as a source of nar

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