Durango laboratory dismantled with 1.3 metric tons of methamphetamine
Original reporting: Café Negro Portal
What happened
Café Negro Portal reported that federal forces seized 1,308 kilograms of methamphetamine at a laboratory in Carricitos, Durango, along with chemical precursors and production equipment.
Reporting and context
Federal forces dismantled a clandestine drug laboratory in Carricitos, Durango, and seized 1,308 kilograms of methamphetamine, according to Café Negro Portal. Navy personnel carried out the operation with the federal Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat and the Attorney General’s Office.
The laboratory was located through intelligence work, the outlet reported. Of the methamphetamine seized, 750 kilograms were finished product and another 558 kilograms were still drying. Those quantities make up the approximately 1.3 metric tons cited in the report; they are separate from the chemicals also found at the site.
Café Negro Portal reported that authorities seized 4,500 liters of chemical precursors and 2,902 kilograms of solid chemicals. The report described the site as a facility used to manufacture synthetic drugs.
The equipment included a 600-liter reactor, a centrifuge, 28 burners and six vats, each with a capacity of 500 liters. Gas tanks, water pumps and other tools used in drug production were also found. The equipment and materials were disabled to prevent their reuse, the report said.
The account did not identify a criminal organization connected to the laboratory or report any arrests. Its figures describe this operation in Carricitos, rather than a cumulative total of drug seizures in Durango.
Original report: Café Negro Portal.