Navy reports 1.9-ton cocaine seizure

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Mexico's Navy seized about 1.9 metric tons of suspected cocaine and detained two people during a maritime operation roughly 315 kilometers southwest of Zihuatanejo, the country's Security Cabinet said Saturday. Nuevo Laredo TV reported that the operation followed a naval patrol and surveillance flight in the Mexican Pacific.

Authorities said personnel located and intercepted a vessel with two outboard motors and two people aboard. A joint statement cited by the outlet said officers then seized 53 bundles with an estimated weight of 1,900 kilograms of suspected cocaine and took the two people into custody.

The detainees and the seized material were transferred to the Eighth Naval Region in Acapulco, Guerrero, for referral to federal authorities, according to the report. The Security Cabinet said the case would be placed before the Attorney General's Office for an investigation and an official determination of the weight.

In a post on X, the government said the seizure represented an estimated economic impact of about 405 million pesos and prevented more than three million doses from being trafficked. The outlet said the operation took place amid intensified Mexican maritime counter-drug operations, particularly on Pacific routes. It also cited official information saying the Navy has seized about 90 tons of cocaine at sea during the current federal administration.