Mexican Navy reports 2-tonne cocaine bust off the coast of Chiapas

The Mexican Navy reported Thursday that it had seized astir 2 tonnes of suspected cocaine disconnected the Pacific seashore of the confederate authorities of Chiapas.

The Navy Ministry (SEMAR) said successful a statement that naval unit intercepted a vessel with 55 packages containing astir 2 tonnes of “white powerfulness with characteristics akin to cocaine.”

The apt cocaine bust occurred adjacent Barra Tonalá, located successful northwestern Chiapas adjacent the state’s borderline with Oaxaca.

SEMAR said that the Navy received quality astir 2 “suspicious” vessels disconnected Mexico’s confederate Pacific seashore and subsequently located and followed them. Both vessels were intercepted by the Navy.

According to a SEMAR video posted to societal media by national Security Minister Omar García Harfuch, 3 Guatemalan men were arrested astatine the aforesaid clip the suspected cocaine and 1,380 liters of substance were seized.

The SEMAR connection said the confiscation of the evident cocaine would effect successful “possible” losses of US $25 cardinal for transgression groups.

La Secretaría de Marina @SEMAR_mx detuvo a 3 personas extranjeras quienes se encontraban a bordo de 2 embarcaciones; se aseguraron más de 1,900 kg de cocaína.
La Secretaría de Marina del 01 de octubre de 2024 a la fecha ha asegurado 26 mil 508 kilogramos de cocaína en alta mar. pic.twitter.com/ItO7x1Rrm3

— Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) February 20, 2025

The video said that the 3 suspects and the “seized material” would beryllium transferred to Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, and Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas.

SEMAR reported that much than 26 tonnes of “presumed cocaine” has been seized astatine oversea since the existent national authorities took bureau connected Oct. 1. Maritime operations successful the aforesaid play besides confiscated 35 vessels including a semi-submersible one, astir 80 motors and astir 60,000 liters of fuel, according to the navy statement. Close to 150 radical person been arrested, SEMAR said.

Cocaine, meth, weapons and ‘exotic animals’ seized successful Tamaulipas 

A ample quantity of cocaine was besides seized successful Tamaulipas this week, the Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office (FGJE) reported.

In a statement connected Thursday, the FJGE said that its agents successful conjunction with Navy unit seized “22,000 doses of cocaine” arsenic good arsenic “more than 600 doses of methamphetamine,” weapons, “exotic animals” and a assortment of vehicles astatine 2 abstracted properties successful the municipality of Altamira.

In summation to cocaine and meth, Tamaulipas officials confiscated a pony and 29 roosters successful Altamira. (FGJ Tamaulipas)

The “exotic animals” were possibly not arsenic exotic arsenic 1 mightiness expect — “a pony and 29 caged roosters,” according to the FGJE statement.

No arrests were reported.

Narcotics spell up successful flames successful Sinaloa 

The authorities authorities of Sinaloa reported connected Thursday that a ample quantity of illicit drugs were incinerated successful Culiacán successful the beingness of Governor Rubén Rocha Moya.

Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya looks connected arsenic amerciable slot machines, drugs and different contraband are destroyed. (Gobierno de Sinaloa)

The drugs burned included much than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine; 78.05 kilograms and 279.6 liters of methamphetamine; 436.8 kilograms of marijuana; 7.5 kilograms and 1.79 liters of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); 8.6 kilograms of “other narcotics.”

The Sinaloa authorities besides said that “490 objects of crime,” including 457 seized slot machines, were destroyed.

Also successful Culiacán this week, federal authorities arrested 2 cardinal leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, which has been warring a bloody factional warfare since September.

Mexico News Daily