EXPLOSIVE federal operation reveals how MS-13 transformed from street thugs into CJNG cartel’s American army. 3,500 agents struck 12 cities simultaneously, arresting 8,100 gang members and seizing $890 million in drugs. Miguel Rodriguez was just 15 when they recruited him.

This shocking investigation exposes Operation Iron, the largest coordinated gang takedown in American history. Watch as federal agents reveal how the Jalisco New Generation Cartel transformed MS-13 from neighborhood criminals into a sophisticated 65,000-member proxy army operating across major U.S. cities. The operation involved military-precision strikes across four time zones, dismantling a $1.2 billion criminal empire that was recruiting children like 15-year-old Miguel Rodriguez. Federal agencies worked for three years to map this cartel-gang alliance before executing simultaneous raids that changed everything.
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Witness unprecedented scenes as 3,500 federal agents execute the largest coordinated gang operation in U.S. history through military-precision strikes at exactly 5AM across four time zones. The operation reveals:

Multi-agency task force coordination between FBI, Homeland Security, DEA, ATF, and local law enforcement across 12 major cities
Tactical simultaneous operations hitting 147 targets from Los Angeles to New York with zero advance warning
Intelligence warfare conducted from Quantico war rooms mapping every MS-13 member and CJNG connection over three years
Cartel proxy transformation where MS-13 evolved from 10,000 street criminals to 65,000 organized foot soldiers under CJNG command

The investigation exposes sophisticated criminal enterprise restructuring where local gang sets became regional cartel units with directors answering to Mexican shot-callers. Federal intelligence revealed hierarchical command structures with lieutenants controlling blocks, elite hit squads handling internal enforcement, and specialized units managing drug trafficking pipelines.

Tactical seizure operations resulted in 4.2 tons of fentanyl, 6 tons of methamphetamine, 3 tons of cocaine, and $340 million cash. Electronic surveillance exposed direct communication lines to CJNG bosses and evidence linking MS-13 to over 200 homicides.
The cartel acquisition model involved ultimatum-style recruitment where CJNG offered MS-13 leaders wealth or elimination, transforming independent gangs into coordinated criminal franchises operating as America’s cartel ground forces.