Six detained in Guerrero maritime drug seizure
Original reporting: AF Medios
What happened
AF Medios reports that naval personnel seized 24 bundles of suspected cocaine and a small vessel; the official weight remained pending.
Reporting and context
Mexico’s Navy seized roughly one metric ton of suspected cocaine and detained six people during a maritime operation off Guerrero’s Pacific coast, according to AF Medios, citing the Navy.
Naval personnel carrying out coast guard patrols found 24 bundles containing a substance with characteristics similar to cocaine. The estimated weight was 1,000 kilograms. They also seized a small vessel during the operation, the outlet reported.
The Navy said the substance’s official weight remained subject to confirmation by the competent authorities. The initial estimate should therefore be treated as provisional rather than a finalized measurement.
AF Medios reported that the six detainees were informed of their rights and transferred, along with the suspected drugs, to the federal Attorney General’s Office. The Security and Citizen Protection Ministry supported that handover so prosecutors could open the corresponding investigations.
For context, the Navy reported more than 98 metric tons of cocaine seized in maritime operations during the current administration. It said the Guerrero seizure would be added to that cumulative figure once its weight was officially established.
The Navy described the operation as part of continuing maritime, air and land surveillance aimed at combating illicit activity and reducing criminal groups’ operational capacity in Mexican waters.
Original publication: AF Medios.