Major DEA Sting Nets $7.8M, Guns, Drugs

By Danny Fenster
ticklethewire.com

Tuesday in Arizona was a big one for the DEA’s Phoenix Field Office, where authorities seized 44 firearms, 650 pounds of marijuana and a $7.8 million in cash in a 15-month sting dubbed “Operation Crank Call.” The trafficking network is believed to be related to the infamous Sinaloa Cartel of Mexico.

According to a statement from the DEA, the bust broke apart an extensive trafficking network, with more than 200 arrests made. The DEA worked closely with the police department in Tempe, Ariz.

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