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Poland Dismantles Industrial Meth Lab, Arrests Two Mexicans in Raid Allegedly Linked to Major Cartel

Investigators are pursuing cross-border leads on a suspected cartel connection.

Overview

  • CBŚP officers raided a site in Świecie county on September 3, detaining two Mexican nationals and one Polish man at a professionally equipped methamphetamine facility.
  • Police seized more than 300 liters of liquid meth and BMK along with nearly three tonnes of chemical reagents used in large-scale production.
  • A preliminary expert assessment found the inputs could yield at least 330 kilograms of finished meth, valued at about 6 million zlotys.
  • Prosecutors in Szczecin filed organized-crime and large-scale drug production charges and requested three months of pretrial detention.
  • Authorities say the lab’s operators are suspected of links to a major North American cartel, reported by several outlets as the Cártel de Sinaloa, which remains under investigation.