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The strategy’s effectiveness is evident in the seizure of over 1,500 labs and the arrest of more than 34,000 individuals in just one year, significantly impairing cartel operations. These efforts aim primarily at dismantling the supply chains—laboratories, drug trafficking routes, and chemical sources—rather than solely focusing on cartel bosses.
Jones stresses that this phase one approach—attacking logistics—is crucial before moving on to targeting the leaders themselves. The goal is to break the “udaloop cycle,” a term referencing the logistical and operational infrastructure that sustains cartel dominance.