Navy seizes cocaine off Chiapas and Oaxaca
Original reporting: Noroeste Seguridad
What happened
Noroeste reported that two maritime operations yielded more than one metric ton of cocaine and one detention. Officials put cumulative Navy cocaine seizures at sea during the Sheinbaum administration at more than 97 metric tons.
Reporting and context
Mexican Navy forces seized more than one metric ton of cocaine in two maritime operations off Chiapas and Oaxaca, detaining one person, according to Noroeste, which cited a report shared by Security and Citizen Protection Secretary Omar García Harfuch.
The seizures involved operations off the coasts of both southern states. The account described one person detained across the two operations, without identifying that person or specifying how much cocaine was recovered in each location.
Noroeste reported that the Navy has seized more than 97 metric tons of cocaine at sea during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration. That figure covers seizures during the administration, rather than the quantity recovered in these two operations. The report attributed those cumulative seizures to continuing surveillance along different stretches of the coastline.
García Harfuch described intercepted shipments as a financial blow to organized crime, arguing that seizures reduce the resources available to buy weapons, corrupt others and generate violence. The Navy reiterated its commitment to combating criminal organizations and their financial and operational structures.