The Drug Enforcement Administration said that it arrested over 600 people during a weeklong operation targeting the Sinaloa drug cartel.

The arrests were "aimed at dismantling the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world's most violent and powerful drug cartels, responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin," according to the DEA.

Police officers patrol during an operation against organized crime at the San Pedro agricultural field in the municipality of Navolato, Sinaloa state, Mexico on July 25, 2025. Photo by MARCOS VIZCARRA/AFP via Getty Images

In February, the Trump administration designated the Mexico-based Sinaloa cartel, along with seven other groups, as a foreign terrorist organization. The cartel remains one of the most significan

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