Russian Fugitive Arrested in Mexican Border City Fentanyl Lab
Mexican police discovered an active fentanyl lab in Mexicali, Baja California, on Monday.
The discovery of the active drug lab was the result of an ongoing investigation by the State Preventive Police (PEP) for at least six months, according to local media. Mexicali sits on the border opposite Calexico, California.
The operation in the San Marcos section of Mexicali resulted in the arrests of two suspects–Iván Arredondo RamÃrez, 50, from Caborca, Sonora; and Anton Petrov Kulkini, 48, originally from Russia and wanted by U.S. authorities. A total of 20,000 fentanyl pills were discovered along with equipment and chemical precursors.
Fentanyl is often referred to as “synthetic heroin†and is blamed in part for the opioid overdose crisis in the United States. Officials of the Preventive State Police handed over custody of the drug lab case to the Federal Attorney General’s Office. The seizure was believed bound for the U.S. markets as part of an international trafficking effort.
More at: https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/09/12/russian-fugitive-arrested-in-mexican-border-city-fentanyl-lab/
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