During the afternoon of February 16, the presence of security forces was reported within the municipality of Angostura in the state of sinaloawhich caught the attention of many people in the town San Miguel Field.
Sedena seized the largest methamphetamine laboratory in Sinaloa and a fentanyl production center
During the operation, soldiers of the Mexican Army seized more than 600,000 pills and an amount greater than 200 kilograms of drugs.
And it was not until Friday night that the Secretary of National Defense (sedena) announced that the actions being carried out resulted in the dismantling of a meth lab and the largest seizure of this drug so far in 2023.
Well, in the report from the security unit, they reported that more than thousand liters of liquid methamphetamine and around 483 kilograms of solid methamphetamine inside the home.
In this way, it surpassed the seizure of February 3 within the entity in Cosalá, when they found 340 kg hidden in thermos.
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The seizure was carried out on February 14, and was considered historic by the Mexican army.
Since Mexican army personnel, whose presence in the state has increased to support state authorities in the fight against organized crime, were on surveillance patrols when they encountered a suspicious event.
The military elements observed 3 subjects outside a building under construction located in the town of Campo San Miguel. Noticing the presence of the authorities approaching, they fled in various directions.
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When escaping, they abandoned containers, plastic bags and coolers; Consequently, a security device to carry out a review inside the building.
Apart from the coolers and containers, there they found approximately the thousand 380 liters of possible liquid methamphetamine and 483 kg of solid methamphetamine.
The alleged illicit substances were made available to the competent authorities in order to carry out investigations and expert actions to confirm the type and quantity of drugs.
They stressed that due to the amount of substances found in the place, the seizure was considered the most relevant during the current year. These acts were carried out within the framework of the National Public Security Strategy and the Zero Impunity policy of the federal government.
Despite this, they failed to find the people and no arrest related to the finding has been reported.
Just a few days ago, the Mexican Army had managed to carry out another important blow in the same state when in Culiacán they assured the largest methamphetamine lab in the history of the state and in the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and a fentanyl manufacturing facility.
“Due to the number of reactors, the laboratory is the one with the largest synthetic drug production capacity that has been recorded historically and during the present administration”
In the place they found about 750 kg of tartaric acid275kg mannitol225kg of caustic soda and 28 organic synthesis reactors. In addition, they seized 629 thousand 138 pills likely fentanyl, 128.3kg of possible granulated fentanyl and 100kg of possible methamphetamine.
Both the drug and the chemical components and instruments were made available to the competent authorities, who will confirm the quantity and type of substances seized by elements of the Mexican Army.
The news was released two days later and these actions made the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazarwas more than enthusiastic and sent congratulations to the Army.
“The cartels have miscalculated if they think that Mexico will not go after them. We are ready to collaborate to follow the leads of the seizures together and dismantle criminal networks that destabilize our region”
