Overview
- The Atempan site was secured Sunday by coordinated federal, state and municipal forces and two men, Jaime N. (18) and Miguel N. (53), were detained.
- Authorities inventoried about 650 kilograms of methamphetamine in process and large quantities of precursors including sodium hydroxide, tartaric acid and hundreds of liters of other chemicals.
- Inspectors found industrial‑scale equipment such as reactors, a centrifuge, mixers, 22 tanks and two waste pits that create acute environmental and public‑health hazards.
- State and federal officials say this is the fourth clandestine lab in Puebla in 2026, following Chila de la Sal, Jopala and Tlachichuca, and previous large seizures have prompted probes into possible municipal police omission.
- Officials estimate the Atempan seizure dealt criminal groups more than 438 million pesos in losses and said operations and investigations to locate and dismantle additional production sites are ongoing.