LAWRENCE, Mass. —

Federal law enforcement officials are touting the arrests of 171 alleged members of the Sinaloa cartel in a major crackdown on drug trafficking across New England.

"These are high-level arrests, not low-level retail distribution. They are members of the Sinaloa cartel," said Jarod Forget, special agent in charge of the New England Division. Latest Forecast

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According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, agents seized about 500 pounds of drugs during the weeklong New England crackdown. The haul included fentanyl sticks, methamphetamine and fake pills. Tens of thousands of the counterfeit pills contained enough fentanyl to be deadly.

Forget demonstrated how the cartel boldly branded some of the drugs with its name

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