Overview
- Federal agents intercepted a dry‑box tractor‑trailer on the Panamericana Durango–Hidalgo del Parral at km 238+700 during a checkpoint inspection.
- The AIC of the FGR led the multi‑agency operation with support from SSPC, SEDENA, SEMAR and the National Guard.
- Authorities cataloged 7,500 kg of lead acetone, 4,500 kg of caustic soda, 900 kg of tartaric acid, 4,000 liters of ethanol, 3,000 liters of other liquids and 100 kg of a white solid pending identification.
- The driver was detained and turned over to the Ministerio Público as forensic analysis proceeds on certain seized materials.
- SSPC’s Omar García Harfuch said the interdiction prevents the production of millions of drug doses and cuts off significant proceeds to criminal groups.