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Mexico Intensifies Coordinated Drug Operations With Major Meth and Fentanyl Seizures

The multi‑agency push under the federal Security Cabinet targets cartel supply lines with cases now in prosecutors’ hands.

Overview

  • Federal agents in Los Mochis, Sinaloa seized 320 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in seven sacks inside a refrigerated Volvo tractor‑trailer on Highway 15 and detained two people who were turned over to the Ministerio Público.
  • In Opodepe, Sonora, National Guard and Army personnel reported 294 kilograms of methamphetamine, 12 kilograms of fentanyl, 2.2 kilograms of opium gum and 13.4 kilograms of chemical precursors seized from a cargo truck, with the driver detained under Operación Frontera Norte.
  • Army units in Culiacán and Cosalá, Sinaloa located and inactivated seven concentration areas for synthetic‑drug production, securing 9,765 liters and 325 kilograms of chemicals plus reactors and other lab equipment, with an estimated criminal impact valued at 202 million pesos.
  • On the CuliacánLos Mochis road near El Alto del Coyote, an individual carrying a loaded 9x19 mm pistol and a portable radio was captured after a foot chase, and both the detainee and seized items were placed under federal prosecutorial control.
  • In Mexico City, coordinated searches in Cuauhtémoc and Iztacalco yielded 798 doses of suspected drugs, three arrests, and sealed properties, with local police and prosecutors acting alongside federal dependencies.