Florida racketeering charges filed after $2.1M Sinaloa Cartel cocaine bust

Florida officials dismantle Sinaloa cartel pipeline flooding Tampa Bay with cocaine; 12 facing racketeering charges

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Florida law enforcement officials announced Tuesday the dismantling of a massive drug trafficking network tied to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, concluding a multi-state investigation that seized thousands of kilograms of cocaine and targeted high-level cartel members. At a joint press conference in Pinellas County, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob… The post Florida officials dismantle Sinaloa car…

REPLAY: Florida AG Uthmeier, Sheriff Gualtieri Announce Dismantling of Sinaloa Cartel Cocaine Pipeline

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during the Governor DeSantis Leadership Forum at the TPepin's Hospitality Centre in Tampa on Sept. 01, 2026. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Feds And Florida Cops Bust Multi-Million-Dollar Sinaloa Cartel Pipeline To Tampa Bay

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida prosecutors have charged 10 people in connection with a Sinaloa Cartel-linked smuggling ring that moved thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico to the Tampa Bay area, state officials announced. The cross-country operation relied on commercial semi-trucks with chase vehicles to haul narcotics across the border at El Paso, Texas, and […] Feds And Florida Cops Bust Multi-Million-Dollar Sinaloa Cartel Pipeline To Tampa Bay

Florida racketeering charges filed after $2.1M Sinaloa Cartel cocaine bust

Florida has announced additional charges after law enforcement officers dismantled one of the largest drug trafficking rings in Tampa Bay history after an investigation linked a local cocaine operation directly to the Sinaloa cartel.