Puebla meth lab dismantled with 587 sacks of precursors
Original reporting: AF Medios
What happened
AF Medios reports that federal forces dismantled an 11-area laboratory in Tlachichuca and seized 587 sacks of chemical precursors and 179 production items. The Security Cabinet estimated the economic impact at 4.132 billion pesos.
Reporting and context
Federal forces dismantled a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Tlachichuca, Puebla, seizing 587 sacks of chemical precursors and 179 items used to manufacture synthetic drugs, according to AF Medios.
The outlet reported that the site was located in the community of Agua Escondida el Salitrero following intelligence and investigative work. Personnel from the Defense Ministry, federal Attorney General’s Office, National Guard and Security and Citizen Protection Ministry participated in the operation.
Authorities said the laboratory had 11 areas assigned to different stages or activities in synthetic drug production. Materials and equipment found there were destroyed or rendered unusable at the site to prevent their reuse, AF Medios reported.
The federal Security Cabinet estimated the economic impact on organized crime at 4.132 billion pesos. That figure is the authorities’ estimate for this laboratory dismantling; the reported inventory consisted of sacks of precursors and production items, without a weight given for the chemicals.
Officials described the operation as part of efforts to disrupt synthetic drug production and prevent the substances from reaching the streets.
Original report: AF Medios