Rocky mountain download7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() “What is also alarming-American social media platforms are the means by which they do so. ![]() “The Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels use multi-city distribution networks, violent local street gangs, and individual dealers across the United States to flood American communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said Administrator Milgram. More than 1,100 cases involved social media applications and encrypted communications platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. These fentanyl seizures equate to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States. ![]() ![]() This resulted in 3,337 arrests, the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 6,500 pounds of fentanyl powder, more than 91,000 pounds of methamphetamine, 8,497 firearms, and more than $100 million. Nationally Operation Last Mile identified 1,436 investigations conducted between through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with local, state and federal law enforcement partners. Specifically, the operation targeted those in our communities responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution, both on our streets and on social media. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a year-long national initiative, “Operation Last Mile,” which targeted operatives, associates, and distributors affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels. ![]()
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