Navy reports arrests over Michoacán cocaine routes

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Mexico’s Navy reported the detention of three suspected leaders of a criminal cell allegedly controlling cocaine trafficking routes along the Michoacán coast, according to Los Noticieristas, citing a Navy statement issued November 2.

The group allegedly operated between Faro de Bucerías and Huahua, in Aquila municipality, receiving shipments from Central and South America for onward distribution within Mexico. Naval intelligence and coordination with other institutions led to the arrests, the statement said. It did not name the detainees or specify when, where or how they were captured.

Los Noticieristas reported that the Navy described its operations as targeting the people coordinating shipments, managing logistics and facilitating distribution, alongside efforts to intercept vessels and cargo. The source article illustrates the maritime-route report with a map graphic.

For the current administration as a whole, the Navy reported seizures totaling 97.5 metric tons of cocaine. It estimated that quantity represented approximately 136 million doses and an economic loss of 25 billion pesos for criminal organizations. Those are the institution’s estimates for cumulative seizures during the administration, rather than amounts seized in the operation involving the three detainees.

The Navy said it would continue surveillance and intelligence work in Mexican maritime areas to disrupt international drug-trafficking routes.

Original report from Los Noticieristas