"Federal prosecutors allege that from February 2024 to December 2025, Salazar-Cruz coordinated the sale of narcotics and firearms using text messages, encrypted messaging apps, phone calls and in-person meetings."
"The operation's alleged ringleader sold weapons to undercover agents and texted photos of firearms, including an unregistered 'ghost gun,' investigators say, and one member obtained drugs from Sinaloa cartel members for distribution."
Federal authorities arrested four members of a Southern California family for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms with ties to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. The defendants coordinated sales through encrypted messages and meetings from February 2024 to December 2025. The alleged ringleader sold weapons to undercover agents and communicated about firearms, including a ghost gun. The operation involved obtaining drugs from cartel members for distribution. One suspect remains at large, and the men face a total of 29 criminal charges.
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