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Sedena-Led Raids in Sinaloa Seize Over Half a Ton of Meth and 211,000 Fentanyl Pills

Officials say the joint raids disrupt synthetic drug production in Sinaloa.

Overview

  • In Culiacán, federal forces seized more than 500 kilograms and 130 liters of methamphetamine, along with 23 kilograms and 211,000 fentanyl pills.
  • Troops located a clandestine laboratory containing over 3,400 liters and about one ton of precursor chemicals.
  • In Cosalá, military personnel destroyed a storage site holding 1,550 liters and 275 kilograms of substances used to make methamphetamine.
  • The operations were executed by the Mexican Army with support from the Navy and the Attorney General’s Office as part of the national strategy against synthetic drugs.
  • All seized material was placed under federal prosecutorial custody for investigation, and SSPC chief Omar García Harfuch described the results as a hard blow to organized crime.