The United States has imposed sanctions on six members of the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel involved in the illicit methamphetamine and fentanyl trade as well as six Mexico-based entities.
Led by brothers Ludim Zamudio Lerma and Luis Alfonso Zamudio Lerma, the Sinaloa network is responsible for diverting illicit precursor chemicals to the hands of Sinaloa Cartel members and laboratory operators. The Sinaloa Cartel is the main facilitator of illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs being trafficked into the United States.
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