Mexico’s navy had on Friday, said it had apprehended 23 people in what it has tagged its largest-ever drugs bust, confiscating about 8.4 thousand kilograms of illicit cargo in an operation off the country’s southwestern Pacific coast.
“This represents the largest quantity of drugs seized in a maritime operation, without precedent in the history of the institution,” the navy had said in a statement.
The navy officers had also seized 8.7 thousand liters of fuel and six boats of the coast near Lazaro Cardenas, in Michoacan state, and further south off the coast of Guerrero state.
“The 23 detainees, as well as the six boats, the presumed drugs and the fuel, were handed over to the competent authorities for integration into the corresponding investigation.” the navy further added.
The seized assets are estimated to be worth about two billion pesos ($100 million).
The U.S as forced Mexico to ramp up its efforts to curb drug trafficking, and Mexico on the other hand has pressured the United States to do more to stop the stream of firearms to criminal groups across the border into Mexico.
