Two alleged CJNG drug labs disabled in Jalisco
By Cartel Insider Wire Desk · Edited by Mica Treviño
Original reporting: Jornada Baja California
What happened
Authorities linked two laboratories and two greenhouses in Degollado to El Tío Lako's CJNG faction, with estimated monthly drug output worth 17 million pesos, Jornada Baja California reported.
Reporting and context
Mexican forces disabled two drug laboratories and two greenhouses in Degollado, Jalisco, that authorities linked to a faction of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, according to Jornada Baja California.
The installations could produce drugs worth an estimated 17 million pesos a month, the outlet reported, citing government estimates. The operation involved the National Guard and Army in coordination with the federal Attorney General’s Office.
Authorities said the facilities were used to manufacture methamphetamine and process cannabidiol, or CBD, and tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, extracted from marijuana. The greenhouses covered more than 11,600 square meters. Weapons and ammunition of various calibers were also seized.
Jornada Baja California reported that the facilities had advanced machinery valued at an estimated five million pesos. That equipment valuation is separate from the government’s estimate of monthly drug production value.
The report linked the installations to the group led by Heraclio Guerrero Martínez, known as “El Tío Lako”. Authorities identified him as the cartel’s regional coordinator in Colima, Michoacán and Nayarit. They also attributed vehicle burnings, roadblocks and attacks on National Guard personnel on February 22 to him.
In a separate Jalisco operation, Navy personnel and other federal, state and municipal forces arrested Giancarlo “N”, known as “El Raptor” or “Lucifer”. The Navy identified him as an alleged regional operational leader active in Colima and Jalisco and said he had an arrest warrant for attempted aggravated homicide.