Violent Mexican drug cartels fueling the fentanyl and counterfeit pills crisis have turned Los Angeles into one of the top distribution hubs in the country, federal officials said.
Violent Mexican drug cartels that traffic fentanyl and counterfeit pills have turned Los Angeles into one of the top distribution hubs in the country, federal officials said.
“This drug has taken the lives of too many young people, many who are not addicts but took counterfeit pills not knowing they contain fentanyl,” Estrada said. “Many of these pills are sold using social media, targeting our young people.”Los Angeles County has become ground zero in the trafficking pipeline.
Federal officials on Monday also announced the indictment of Christopher Hampton of Cerritos, Calif., who was charged with multiple narcotics and weapons offenses for selling more than $2 million worth of narcotics by using at least nine sites on the darknet, a web network with restricted access often used for trading of goods and other illegal activity.
The indictment alleges Hampton sold nearly $2 million worth of narcotics in just two of the darknet marketplaces he controlled with his co-conspirators.
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