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Mexico Holds Two Foreign-Flagged Ships for Cargo Testing at Topolobampo and Guaymas

Officials await lab results to confirm the cargo contents, which will guide any criminal or regulatory action.

Autoridades federales retienen dos buques extranjeros en México por presuntamente transportar droga y sustancias químicas
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Overview

  • The detained vessels are the Nordseine (Portugal) at Topolobampo, Sinaloa, and the BW Wren (Singapore) at Guaymas, Sonora.
  • Navy Secretary Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles said the ships were held to take samples because cargo details were unclear, with laboratory results expected in days.
  • Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero stated there is no indication so far that the Topolobampo case involves fuel theft.
  • Port reports describe suspected cocaine detected during the Nordseine’s discharge and presumed liquid methamphetamine on the BW Wren, pending forensic confirmation.
  • The Nordseine arrived September 21 with 18,000 tonnes of fertilizer reportedly imported by Yara from Manzanillo, and the BW Wren docked October 1 at a Pemex terminal from La Paz with a reported gasoline load said to be imported from Taiwan, with both ships remaining detained during testing.