Fentanyl
Mexican authorities arrest Pedro Inzunza, deputy to 'El Chapo Isidro'
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Pedro Inzunza Noriega, alias 'El Señor de la Silla' or 'El Sagitario', was arrested on December 31, 2025, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, along with three others. The kingpin, second-in-command to Fausto Isidro Meza Flores's cell, 'El Chapo Isidro', faces U.S. charges for narcoterrorism and massive fentanyl trafficking. The arrest marks a major blow to the Sinaloa Cartel amid a December of several losses.
One half of the Island Boys, Franky Venegas, landed in hot water again just before the New Year, getting busted in Florida over some seriously shady car contents. According to reports, a routine traffic stop turned into a full-on search after he and his female companion started acting suspicious. Now he's cooling his heels in jail with no bond in sight.
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Following President-elect Donald Trump's executive order last week designating fentanyl a 'weapon of mass destruction,' analysts note it aligns with ongoing US-China anti-drug efforts without straining ties. Canada is separately seeking deeper collaboration with China to curb fentanyl precursors entering North America.