US says it has busted major fentanyl trafficking network

7/5/2025 7:08

U.S. law enforcement officials said on Tuesday that they had taken down one of the largest fentanyl trafficking operations in the country's history, making 16 arrests and seizing millions of fentanyl pills.



U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi made the assertion during a press conference, adding: "They're flooding our cities with a weapon of mass destruction, fentanyl."



In addition to the fentanyl pills, authorities seized 11.5 kg of fentanyl powder and large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine in last month's operation, according to U.S. officials and court filings. Forty-one weapons were seized.



The drug trafficking network allegedly operated across six western states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah.