The U.S. ays it just made what it says is the largest fentanyl drug bust in the nation's history, arresting 16 people, including a man living in Salem.

The USDOJ claims the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel was arrested in Salem as part of the largest fentanyl bust in DEA history.

Heriberto Salazar Amaya, a Mexican national, was arrested last week in Salem and identified by federal prosecutors as one of the leaders of the alleged drug ring.