Suspected Meth Lab Disabled in Michoacan
Original reporting: El Financiero
What happened
El Financiero, citing two military commands, reported that joint patrols disabled a suspected methamphetamine lab near Zitacuaro and seized 1,515 liters and 1,991 kilograms of materials described as meth-like.
Reporting and context
El Financiero reported that Army and Guard patrols found and shut an alleged meth lab near Rincon del Ahorcado in Zitacuaro, Michoacan, on Aug. 28. The report cited two Army commands.
According to the commands, teams took 1,515 liters and 1,991 kilos of goods with signs like meth. That was a field term; the text gave no lab result. The Army and Guard worked with the Navy, SSPC and FGR, the commands said. No arrest was listed.
Agents sent the goods to the FGR in Zitacuaro for tests and a case. The commands also reported that forces have found 2,644 labs and seized 132,997 kilos of meth and 5,452,506 kilos of precursor chemicals in the current term. Those are state figures; no dates past that term were given. They said the raid met law and rights rules. No cartel tie was stated. It did not say who owned the site.