After Trump threatens Mexico, authorities make largest fentanyl bust in history

Mexican authorities seized the largest amount of fentanyl in history in the state of Sinaloa, 1,100 kilograms. With two milligrams considered a lethal dose, and 22,696.2 lethal doses in a pound, they seized more than 453 million lethal doses, enough to kill roughly the entire population of the U.S. and Mexico.

After President-elect Donald Trump vowed to impose tariffs on Mexico and spoke to Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, demanding that Mexico stop facilitating illegal entry into the U.S., Mexican authorities have made major drug and cartel busts.

Sheinbaum claimed they’d been working on the operation for a while, but some members of the Mexico media give the credit to Trump and have accused Sheinbaum of taking cartel bribes.

In several posts on X, Sheinbaum’s Secretary of Security and Civilian Protection, Omar García Harfuch, issued statements saying Mexican authorities seized the largest amount of fentanyl in history in the state of Sinaloa, 1,100 kilograms. With two milligrams considered a lethal dose, and 22,696.2 lethal doses in a pound, they seized more than 453 million lethal doses, enough to kill roughly the entire population of the U.S. and Mexico.

They also seized firearms and made arrests in Sinaloa, the namesake of the deadly transnational criminal organization, whose operations are based there, the Sinaloa Cartel.

“These actions will continue until the violence in the state of Sinaloa decreases,” Harfuch said.

On Thursday, he announced more arrests, saying, “Following up on the investigation into the seizure of more than a ton of fentanyl pills and with operational actions to reduce crime rates in Sinaloa, personnel from the Security Cabinet arrested Adrián ‘N’ ‘El Gallero,’ a member of a criminal group that operates in Sinaloa and is related to the drugs seized two days ago. Investigations in the state continue.”

As part of the operation, five foreign nationals were arrested on sexual exploitation charges, allegedly part of “a group dedicated to drug dealing and human trafficking” operating in Mexico and “linked to two femicides that occurred in June in Tlalpan and to regrettable acts of violence against women,” he said.

Mexican agencies conducted the busts in different parts of the capital and in other countries, he said. They include the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City, Mexico City Attorney General, Mexico City Mayor, Mexican Secretary of Defense, Mexican Navy, Mexican Attorney General, Mexican National Guard and Harfuch’s office.

After Harfuch announced the fentanyl bust, Sheinbaum held a press conference saying the investigation had “been going on for a long time, and yesterday, it gave these results.”

On Friday, Harfuch announced additional arrests were made by Mexican security forces.

“In recent days, the leader of a group that generates violence operating in Culiacán was arrested,” he said. Five men were arrested, including Horacio “N” an operator and brother of Omar “N,” he said. They also seized three long weapons and drugs and “continue to implement actions to reduce the rates of violence in the region.”

Omar “N” was arrested last month, two weeks after Trump won the election. He was wanted for “several violent actions in our country, such as homicides, arms trafficking, human trafficking and fentanyl trafficking to Arizona, United States,” Harfuch said.

Mexican reporters and pundits have raised questions about the arrests and Mexican leaders, suggesting the reason the arrests were made was because Trump was elected and Mexican leaders are on cartel payrolls.

One pundit said it wasn’t the National Palace policies but “the Trump Tsunami” behind the arrests. Ever “since he won the US presidency … Omar García Harfuch has been very busy with HISTORIC arrests and seizures of Fentanyl, never seen in the López Obrador government.”

Last month, after the U.S. Treasury Department published photos of alleged cartel members wanted and sanctioned for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and heroin, LatinUS reporter Carlos Loret de Mola asked if Sheinbaum’s administration was “protecting them or do the Secretary of Security, the Sedena and the Navy not have the information?”

Another reporter, Anabel Hernandez, claims Mexico’s former president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Sheinbaum received money from the cartels. Obrador implemented a “hugs not bullets” policy with the cartels as violence escalated under his administration. Sheinbaum was elected during one of the bloodiest elections in Mexican history with 30 candidates believed to have been assassinated by the cartels, The Center Square reported.

Hernandez said at a recent conference that she “had access to a document called, ‘Operation Polanco’ and began a journey to understand if what the United States government was saying was real or not,” La Octava reported. What she found, she says, is “that not only did Andrés Manuel López Obrador receive money from the Sinaloa Cartel in the 2006 campaign but also in the 2012 campaign.”

Hernandez says she has evidence and Sheinbaum can’t go after the Sinaloa Cartel “because she is also part of this criminal system and received money in her presidential campaign from the same two factions” warring over Sinaloa territory, the Zambadas and Chapo Guzman. “There is specific evidence, there is the testimony of the Zambada King, Jesús Zambada García, the brother of Mayo Zambada,” she said.

Obrador and Sheinbaum have denied the claims.

LatinUS has published reports alleging Sheinbaum is “acting as a real estate cartel.” Sheinbaum accuses her political rivals of the same.

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Alberta calls for tough-on-crime approach from feds

Published on February 10, 2025

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Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Justice and Attorney General Mickey Amery are demanding Ottawa get serious about drug crimes in Canada.

Premier Smith and Minister Amery have demanded Bill C-5 be repealed in its entirety and the federal government reintroduce mandatory minimum jail sentences for Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) offences. Alberta also calls on the federal government to rescind guidelines prepared by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada that direct federal prosecutors to divert drug cases away from the criminal justice system to pursue alternative measures and leave criminal prosecutions for only the most serious cases.

If the federal government does not immediately undertake these actions, Premier Smith and Minister Amery have asked for federal funding to enable the province to permanently take over all CDSA prosecutions.

“For years, Alberta’s government has urged the federal government to reverse their soft-on-crime policies which have allowed illegal drugs to flood our streets and for repeat offenders to prey on our most vulnerable. The federal government must act now and put an end to their insane policies. And if they refuse to, then they must allow the Province of Alberta to take over all prosecutions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Let there be no mistake, Alberta’s government will find these dangerous criminals, prosecute them and keep them in jail where they belong.”

Danielle Smith, Premier

When the federal government passed Bill C-5, they further weakened the Canadian justice system and increased potential harm for Canadians by:

Eliminating all mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment for CDSA offences;
Eliminating many mandatory minimum sentences for serious weapons and substance-related offences under the Criminal Code of Canada;
Removing limitations placed on the use of conditional sentences;
Forcing both police and prosecutors to first consider referring people to treatment and support programs rather than charging or prosecuting drug possession offences; and
Continuing to emphasize an approach to drug possession that fails to address the death, disorder and victimization caused by the drug-crime nexus, by focusing narrowly on diversionary measures.

Under Bill C-5, law enforcement has lost the ability to effectively deal with serious crimes, lessening meaningful and impactful enforcement and prosecution. Drug dealers often face very limited consequences, with their charges dismissed or conditional sentences imposed. This allows these criminals to continue profiting from illegal activity while preying on vulnerable populations and worsening the drug crisis in Canada.

“Alberta is deeply concerned about the federal government’s failure to address the growing drug crisis in Canada. Federal prosecution directives and Bill C-5 have significantly weakened our justice system, allowing criminals and drug dealers to exploit loopholes while putting public safety and Canadian lives at risk. We demand immediate action to reverse these disastrous policies, prioritize the safety and well-being of Canadians, and restore Canada’s reputation on an international level.”

Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice and Attorney General

Issues with drugs and drug-related crimes continue to worsen in Canada, with drug trafficking often linked to other serious offences such as human trafficking, gun trafficking and money laundering. These concerns have also been underscored by the Trump Administration, which has called for Canada to secure the border to illegal migrant and drug activity. Alberta responded to that request by introducing a $29-million border plan to combat drug smuggling, gun trafficking and other illegal activities. The plan includes a new Sheriffs unit, a 51-officer Interdiction Patrol Team, four K-9 patrol teams, 10 weather surveillance drones and four narcotics analyzers to test for illicit drugs.

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Murder of US Border Patrol agent linked to bizarre ‘antifascist trans terror cult’

Published on February 5, 2025

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By Doug Mainwaring

The bizarre behavior and extreme violence and murders by the Zizian ‘trans terror cult’ raises questions about the role of opposite sex hormones treatment.

A complex cross-country story, mostly ignored by corporate media, has been exposed by investigative journalist Andy Ngo who has shown that a series of murders from coast to coast are likely connected to members of a bizarre “radical leftist trans militant cult.”

On January 20, Border Patrol Agent David Maland was shot to death during what started out as a routine traffic stop near the Canadian border in Vermont. That was the event that triggered the release of the research Ngo had collected concerning the “Ziz” cult.

An infographic included with Ngo’s excellent reporting for the New York Post provides the easiest means for understanding the who, what, when, and where of this convoluted story; a story where it’s difficult to ascertain even the sexes of the major players, and even more difficult to divine their motives. Ngo literally connected the dots for his readers.

Each of the Zizian cult members are reported to be highly educated, identify as transgender or non-binary, and have chosen to live on the fringes of society while building an arsenal of weapons for a not-yet-understood purpose.

Ngo also described the group as “highly educated trans vegan ‘rationalists’ who hold fringe, esoteric ideological beliefs about transhumanism and animal rights.”

It appears the Zizians had been preparing to incite terror, and were not above murdering anyone who they perceived as standing in their way.

According to Ngo, Agent Maland was shot and killed by Teresa “Milo” Consuelo Youngblut after she and “Zizian” compatriot Felix “Ophelia” Bauckholt were pulled over by Maland.

The guns used by Youngblut and Bauckholt were discovered to be owned by a person of interest in other murders, Jack LaSota – nicknamed “Ziz” – the trans leader of the eponymous cult. The FBI’s search of the duo’s Toyota Prius turned up guns, ammunition, and tactical gear including night-vision equipment and full-face respirators.

“Youngblut is a biological female who identifies as trans and lists having neo-pronouns as ‘xe/xem/xyrs’ on social media,” explained Ngo, adding that she “graduated from the prestigious and woke north Seattle private institution Lakeside School, which Bill Gates also attended.”

“Bauckholt was a biological male who identified as trans and used feminine pronouns,” wrote Ngo. “He was an award-winning youth math genius from Freiburg, Germany.”

Youngblut had planned to marry 22-year-old fellow Lakeside School alumnus Maximilian Bentley Snyder, “an ‘any pronouns’ computer science whiz from a wealthy Seattle family,” according to Ngo.

Snyder was arrested for killing 82-year-old Curtis Lind in Vallejo, California, presumably to keep him from testifying in court against members of the cult.

Lind had previously been seriously wounded by members of the Zizian cult who were squatting on his land after he tried to evict them.

During the attack, the cult members impaled Lind with a sword and repeatedly stabbed him, causing him to lose an eye, according to Ngo. “Lind shot two of the assailants, killing Amir ‘Emma’ Borhanian.”

In his LinkedIn profile, Snyder described himself as a “passionate scholar, data scientist, and creator” who attended Oxford University and was a National Merit Scholarship finalist.

Both Baukholt and Snyder will now face life in prison on murder charges.

Cult leader LaSota, a.k.a., “Ziz,” a transgender who calls himself “Andrea Phelps,” remains at large after attempting to fake his own death in 2022.

Michelle Zajko who identifies as non-binary, believed by police to have purchased the semi-automatic weapon used to kill Maland, is also wanted by law enforcement.

She has been identified as a person of interest in the New Year’s Eve 2022 murders of her parents in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and is believed to also have ties with the slaying of the elderly Lind.

“Two other alleged members of the cult, Suri Dao and Alexander ‘Somni’ Leatham, both transgender, have a trial in April for the attempted murder of Lind, causing the death of their comrade, and other felonies,” notes Ngo. “Both of them have tried to escape from custody and face other charges.”

That trial may not occur, since the only witness, Curtis Lind, is dead.

With a nationwide manhunt underway for at least two of the strange trans cult members who are in hiding, this story isn’t over.

As in other recent episodes of threats, violence, and mass killings by transgender individuals, the bizarre behavior and extreme violence and murders by Zizian cult members raises questions about the role of opposite sex hormone treatments.