American federal agents have seized more than 10,500 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl along the Mexican border this fiscal year with one U.S. border region seeing an astounding 323% increase in the last three years.
Francisco Rodríguez was arrested by the Mexican navy in resort city of Mazatlán on Friday. He allegedly oversaw the Jalisco New Generation Cartel s operations in the central state of Morelos.