The bust was part of a year-long operation dubbed 'Hotline Bling.'
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced the seizure of 10 million lethal doses of fentanyl from a Sinaloa Cartel cell on Wednesday. The year-long operation with the Riverside Police Department and the United States Postal Inspection Service started in March 2023 and resulted in the arrest of 15 people.The DEA also confiscated about 376 pounds of methamphetamine, 37.
Authorities said they learned about the investigation and handed over the information to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, according to the DEA. Law enforcement arrested the 'corrupt' deputy with 104 pounds of fentanyl pills, according to the DEA. 'We are committed to keeping dangerous drugs off our streets and are intent on holding all substance laws violators accountable,' Special Agent in Charge Matthew Allen said.
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