If it were not pure and dangerous reality, the Angel Envy operation conducted by the DEA (the Drug Enforcement Administration) could be perfect for a Netflix series like Narcos or El Chapo.
The police department that opposes drug trafficking DEA has in fact dismantled a large drug trafficking network linked to the Sinaloa cartel, which became famous not only for the hundreds of victims associated with it but for having been led for a long time by Joaquín ” El Chapo ”Guzmán.
The drug trafficking network operated in seven areas of the American east coast and transported tons of methamphetamine, heroin, the dangerous fentanyl and other drugs across the country.
Federal authorities have confirmed that Operation Angels Envy, which began in 2017, resulted in the capture of more than thirty narcos and the seizure of pounds of drugs, firearms and millions of dollars in cash.
The investigation, which covered seven states, dismantled the drug trafficking network that, through California, sent drugs to seven cells operating in the cities of Washington, Maryland and Virginia.
According to the Goddess, the profits were transferred to Mexico to the Sinaloa cartel.
The DEA also confirmed that 33 “high-level individuals” were jailed, 32 rifles, 81 handguns, $ 5.4 million in cash, 215 kilograms of methamphetamine, 129 kilograms of cocaine and 42 of fentanyl were seized. Of particular danger is Fentanyl, the synthetic opium, up to 100 times more powerful than morphine. This seized drug has caused numerous overdose deaths, especially among young males.
“Operation Angels Envy has undoubtedly saved countless lives of members of our communities,” said Raj Parekh, US attorney-in-law for the Eastern District of California.
Between September 2019 and September 2020, at least 87,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States, a 27% increase over the previous 12 months, breaking the record in just one year.
“As these drugs have a far-reaching impact on our country, I am proud to say that the work of our investigators has had an even greater impact on the Sinaloa cartel operations,” said the Loudoun County Sheriff, Virginia. Mike Chapman.
50 kilograms of cocaine and $ 1.4 million in cash were seized in the county, the largest such seizure in the territory’s history. The investigations succeeded in identifying and dismantling other drug trafficking organizations in California, Missouri, Ohio, New England and New York.