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Puerto Rico Drug Ring Uncovered | Charleston News
Eighty-one members of a violent Puerto Rican drug cartel known as Los Bajadeo are facing federal charges for trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and marijuana since 2021 — with authorities seizing over 340kg of fentanyl and 2,200kg of cocaine, linked to $49 million in illicit profits. Seventy were arrested this week, 21 face firearm charges, and weapons including automatics were seized. The group allegedly used murder, drive-by shootings, and kidnappings to control territory — part of a sweeping U.S.-led crackdown that also includes extraditions from Colombia and joint operations in…
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