More than 600 people were arrested in a weeklong series of operations targeting the Sinaloa drug cartel , the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced on Monday.

The operations took place between Aug. 25 and Aug. 29, according to the DEA. During that timespan, DEA agents in 23 field divisions in the U.S., and seven "foreign regions," carried out actions resulting in 617 arrests. They also led to the seizures of 480 kilograms of fentanyl powder, more than 700,000 counterfeit pills, roughly 2,200 kilograms of methamphetamine, roughly 7,500 kilograms of cocaine and 16 kilograms of heroin.

Altogether, around $12.8 million worth of currency and assets were seized, along with 420 firearms, the DEA said.

The DEA described it as a "coordinated action" combining the DEA's focus on e

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