Justice Department charges 28 Mexican cartel members, including El Chapo's sons, in fentanyl crackdown.

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Justice Department charges 28 Mexican cartel members, including El Chapo's sons, in fentanyl crackdown.
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The US Justice Department has charged 28 members of the Sinaloa Cartel, including three sons of former drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, with fentanyl trafficking and money laundering. The cartel is accused of using human test subjects in fatal fentanyl experiments and feeding victims to tigers. The charges are part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's push to target major drug trafficking organizations. The Biden administration is increasing cooperation with Mexico to combat the trafficking of fentanyl coming north into the US, while also cracking down on the trafficking of guns going south into Mexico.

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