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Mexico Reports Major Meth Seizures in Sonora and Sinaloa Under Nationwide Crackdown

Officials credit integrated inspections for disrupting trafficking routes through seizures now before federal investigators.

Overview

  • Army personnel in San Luis Río Colorado used gamma‑ray screening on a commercial truck to secure about 250 kilos of methamphetamine and 5 kilos of fentanyl, detaining the 34‑year‑old driver and a 53‑year‑old companion.
  • An interagency team in Culiacán recovered 31 packages totaling roughly 1,218.3 kilos of presumed meth from a stolen Nissan NP300 after a pursuit, with the occupants escaping into nearby brush.
  • The Security Cabinet detailed synchronized actions across 13 states under the National Security Strategy, covering arrests, searches, and seizures of drugs, weapons, vehicles, and clandestine infrastructure.
  • In Sinaloa’s rural zones, forces reported finding equipment and chemicals linked to meth production, including thousands of liters of substances and an organic synthesis reactor.
  • In Ixtapan, authorities reported freeing three people held captive, detaining seven suspects including three foreigners, and seizing four lions during a court‑authorized raid.