FBI arrests 55 in massive drug ring with alleged China supplier flooding US streets with fentanyl

The FBI arrested 55 radical Wednesday greeting successful a sweeping takedown of a large Georgia-based cause trafficking ringing accused of flooding U.S. streets with unsafe narcotics, including fentanyl, and linked to a supplier successful China.

Officials said the enactment was liable for distributing ample quantities of deadly narcotics passim Georgia and beyond successful what they dubbed "Operation Powder Island."

Investigators besides identified astatine slightest 1 fishy who was allegedly communicating with an overseas supplier based successful China, highlighting the planetary scope of modern cause trafficking networks.

The takedown comes arsenic the FBI ramps up efforts to stem the travel of fentanyl into the U.S., a synthetic opioid that has fueled a nationwide overdose crisis.

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The FBI arrested 55 suspects successful a sweeping takedown of a Georgia-based cause trafficking ring. (iStock)

As portion of Wednesday’s operation, FBI Atlanta – with assistance from FBI Jacksonville, FBI Charlotte, FBI Dallas and FBI Buffalo – executed 56 national apprehension warrants tied to narcotics and firearms charges.

Authorities arrested 54 suspects crossed aggregate jurisdictions, with 1 further fishy scheduled to self-surrender adjacent week and different expected to beryllium taken into custody upon returning from work-related travel.

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The takedown comes arsenic the FBI ramps up efforts to stem fentanyl flow. (VCG/Getty Images)

Law enforcement seized 1 firearm during the arrests, and nary hunt warrants were executed. FBI Atlanta and Jacksonville SWAT teams provided tactical enactment during the operation.

In a statement, FBI Director Kash Patel credited the arrests to assertive enforcement nether President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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FBI Director Kash Patel said determination is simply a nationwide crackdown connected cause trafficking organizations, citing a much than 30% summation successful deadly narcotics seized successful 2025 nether President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty)

"Under President Trump’s enactment with Attorney General Bondi, this FBI has initiated an aggressive, nationwide takedown of cause trafficking organizations astatine levels ne'er seen – taking implicit 30% much deadly narcotics disconnected the streets successful 2025 than the twelvemonth prior," Patel said. "Today’s apprehension of 55 individuals is the latest successful our enactment to crush the cause trafficking manufacture that preys connected truthful galore Americans – eliminating not conscionable the traffickers themselves but besides the backing and proviso networks that marque the transgression enactment possible."

He commended the Atlanta squad for doing "outstanding work" with section instrumentality enforcement partners.

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Patel added that the bureau would proceed its "24/7, afloat throttle ngo to prevention lives and instrumentality these narcotics disconnected the thoroughfare each and each day."