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The U.S. Justice Department charged more than 80 individuals connected to the Los Baja Deo gang, with Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing the charges on Thursday. The gang is accused of trafficking fentanyl and other drugs from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, generating nearly $50 million in proceeds and committing acts of violence. Additional details include 70 arrests, a related extradition of a Dominican kingpin, and seizures of narcotics proceeds.