Among those arrested was Alexander Grindley, who is accused of trafficking meth trafficking while employed as a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
Hundreds of law enforcement officers from dozens of agencies coordinated Wednesday on a series of raids connected to what prosecutors called an"Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network."
In all, the 14 indictments charged 47 members of the criminal operation, according to the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California, with 36 arrests made so far. Eleven of the suspects are now considered to be fugitives from justice. Photo courtesy of the Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of California
Dozens of agencies — including Homeland Security, the DEA, the Border Patrol, ICE, ATF and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department — coordinated on the busts in San Diego; Imperial County; Fresno; Los Angeles; Phoenix; and Salem, Oregon, according to the DA's office.
“With this takedown, the Justice Department has dealt yet another blow to the Sinaloa Cartel and its associates,” said U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.Also arrested in the sweep or named in the indictments were Cory Gershen, 36, of Jacumba; Christopher Landon Bustin, 40, of Chula Vista; and Yomayra Patricia Penuelas, 37, of El Cajon.
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