Navy dismantles 3 meth labs, seize 700+ kg of drugs and chemical precursors

Federal authorities precocious seized much than 700 kg of methamphetamine arsenic good arsenic 12,000 liters and 2 tonnes of chemic precursors successful 2 abstracted operations. 

The accusation was divulged 1 time aft U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Mexican Foreign Relations Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente that determination indispensable beryllium stronger practice to dismantle Mexico’s convulsive narco-terrorist networks and their fentanyl trafficking activities.

Besides destroying 3 labs, the operations netted a haul of much than 700 kg of methamphetamine and 12,000 liters and 2 tonnes of chemic precursors. (Security Cabinet)

In a Monday greeting societal media post, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch reported that the Naval Ministry (Semar) dismantled 3 clandestine meth labs successful the states of Michoacán, Durango and Sinaloa, but did not uncover erstwhile the operations took place.

Agents from the Security Ministry, the Federal Attorney General’s Office, the Defense Ministry and the National Guard besides participated successful the raids.

García Harfuch said the implicit demolition of the narco-laboratories represents a important stroke to the logistical structures of organized crime, portion emphasizing the societal payment of keeping the extremity merchandise retired of circulation. 

“These actions straight weaken the fiscal capableness of transgression organizations and forestall these illicit substances from reaching the population, particularly our youth,” Harfuch wrote successful his post.

The operations were carried retired successful strategical areas identified by authorities arsenic synthetic cause accumulation hotspots, reinforcing the operational and logistical interaction against organized crime.

In a statement, the national Security Cabinet said the largest seizure was recorded successful Los Cedros, Sinaloa, wherever authorities dismantled a clandestine laboratory. There, national agents seized astir 750 kg of finished drugs, successful summation to 695 kg and 1,150 liters of chemic precursors.

“With these actions … the Security Cabinet reaffirms its committedness to locating and dismantling laboratories and sites wherever synthetic drugs are concentrated … and preventing these substances from reaching the streets,” the connection said.

In La Escondida, Michoacán, national and authorities forces located and dismantled different narco-lab, confiscating 500 kg and 9,700 liters of chemic precursors, arsenic good arsenic laboratory instrumentality and tools.

In Carricitos, Durango, a clandestine laboratory with 695 kg and 1,150 liters of chemic precursors was recovered by agents connected ft patrol. Materials utilized for the accumulation of synthetic drugs were besides destroyed.

The authorities confirmed that operations volition continue, “prioritizing operational intelligence, territorial power and the extortion of the population,” with peculiar accent connected preventing depletion among young people.

With reports from La Jornada, Infobae, Excelsior and Reuters