{
  "id": 657768,
  "title": "Cartel sought to buy weapons in exchange for fentanyl, U.S. says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/cartel-sought-to-buy-weapons-in-exchange-for-fentanyl-u-s-says",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:29:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jalisco-cartel-sought-to-buy-weapons-for-fentanyl-meth-us-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"In exchange for the weapons, the defendants paid in the form of fentanyl and methamphetamine imported into the United States for distribution,\" the Justice Department said.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}