The Justice Department announced charges against dozens of people accused of running a Sinaloa-linked drug trafficking network directed from inside a South Carolina prison.
The operation was tied to the Sinaloa cartel and had operated in South Carolina and the Carolinas since at least 2011, and the unsealed indictment added 16 defendants accused of drug trafficking and money laundering to prior charges against 18 defendants and two defendants.
Federal agents seized 346 kilograms of fentanyl, 23 kilograms of methamphetamine, 70 kilograms of cocaine, marijuana, 43 firearms and over 2.8 million dollars in cash during the investigation.