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flag Mexican man linked to Sinaloa Cartel’s Chapitos charged in U.S. federal court with fentanyl trafficking and weapons offenses, allegedly producing millions of fentanyl pills from 2022 to 2025.

flag Ivan Valerio Sainz Salazar, a Mexican national known as “Mantecas,” has been charged in a U.S. federal indictment with fentanyl trafficking and weapons offenses linked to the Sinaloa Cartel’s Chapitos faction. flag Arrested in January 2026 in Sinaloa, he is accused of producing millions of fentanyl-laced pills between 2022 and 2025, coordinating drug shipments under armed protection, and operating labs for the cartel. flag Prosecutors allege his role in fueling the U.S. opioid crisis, with charges carrying life imprisonment. flag The case highlights ongoing U.S.-Mexico cooperation in disrupting major drug trafficking networks.

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