Overview
- The operation, confirmed Friday, dismantled a 5,700 m² clandestine complex in Sinaloa and recovered more than 16 tonnes of finished methamphetamine in an action led by the Mexican Navy with SSPC and FGR participation.
- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration publicly said its intelligence was decisive for this and other recent lab takedowns, a claim that contrasts with Mexican officials who credited Naval Intelligence supported by information-sharing.
- Authorities also seized over 10 tonnes and liters of precursor chemicals during the Sinaloa raid, an effort officials estimate has affected cartel finances by about $347 million.
- Related operations included the disabling of a roughly 3,150 m² lab in Corralejo with about 2,000 kg of finished product and mixed liquids seized and valued near 401 million pesos, plus large counterfeit-cigarette and chemical seizures at ports and an airport.
- The enforcement sweep has prompted a U.S. security alert for Nogales, Sonora, and officials warn operations will continue even as experts say lab dismantlings often force cartels to adapt their production and supply chains.