Narco Strike: Disruption Of The Largest Drug Laboratory In Sonora During AMLO’s Term.

Mica for cartelinsider.com

Security personnel carried out the securing of a clandestine laboratory in Sonora, in addition to approximately 44 kilograms of illegal substances in an area near Quiriego. According to reports, this is the largest laboratory recorded during the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The governor of the state, Alfonso Durazo, stated that with the seizure of this site, which was carried out by institutions from all three levels of government, more than one billion doses of drugs have been prevented from reaching the market.

Durazo shared some of the images in which part of the security agents’ activities in the area can be seen.

Specifically, at the site, more than 35,000 kilograms of finished substances were found, as well as another five thousand of substances used for the production of methamphetamines, and over eight thousand liters of chemical precursors.

It should be noted that the site had 102 capacitors, 72 reactors, and over 30 centrifuges. In the photos shared by the governor of Sonora, it can be seen that there were several white sacks, some wooden structures, and several plastic containers at the site.

“As we prevent the distribution of this quantity, we contribute to reducing consumption trends, especially among the youth,” wrote the president on his social media accounts on the afternoon of February 11th.

The place, where some vehicles were also found, is located near the community of Rancho Viejo and was discovered through coordination between the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), authorities of Sonora, and elements of the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR).

No detentions were reported following the seizure of the laboratory, and it is also unknown which criminal group may be linked to the discovery. However, in Sonora there are several criminal cells operating linked to drug trafficking.

It was in September 2023 when a large clandestine laboratory was seized in the town of Alayá in Culiacán, Sinaloa. On that occasion, the Navy classified the discovery as one of the largest in the state and also a major blow to organized crime.

On this occasion, the Mexican Navy detailed that around 8,000 kilograms of methamphetamine, over 33,000 of chemical precursors, as well as a dozen reactors, 21 condensers, two blenders, and diverse material for the production of these synthetic drugs were seized.

This laboratory constitutes one of the largest and equipped ones that have been secured in the current year [2023], due to the amount of seized drugs, as well as the destroyed equipment; achieving, with this, an economic impact on organized crime of more than 56 million dollars.

So, if compared to the recent seizure carried out in Sonora, the latter represents a greater impact on organized crime, both due to the substances found at the site and the amount of money lost by the criminals.

The assurance and dismantling of the laboratory in Sonora was reported after at least two armed attacks were registered over the past weekend in the region. In the first one, in the community of Maycoba, armed men attacked a family, resulting in the death of three people.

In another incident, a group of day laborers were attacked with bullets by a group of people who were at the top of a hill, leaving four dead and seven others injured. In response to these events, three alleged members of Los Pelones were arrested.

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