15 people from Puget Sound ( Seattle area) indicted in Mexican drug cartel trafficking conspiracy.

Authorities announced indictments Tuesday of 15 people from the Puget Sound region connected to a "violent and prolific" Mexican drug cartel trafficking conspiracy.

The United States Department of Justice arrested 19 people following an 18-month investigation of a drug trafficking organization tied to the CJNG cartel in Mexico.

Four of the 19 people involved were from California, while the rest were based in the Puget Sound.

“This cartel is known as a violent and prolific drug trafficking group," said U.S. Attorney Brian Moran. "I commend the DEA-led task force for taking a bite out of its drug distribution and money laundering networks. Over the course of this investigation law enforcement seized more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine and ten pounds of heroin, and agents and officers continued their work despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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