Six-state operations yield cocaine, fentanyl and LP gas seizures
Original reporting: Hoy Tamaulipas
What happened
Mexico’s Security Cabinet reported seizures of 170 kilograms of cocaine, 206 fentanyl doses and 4,100 liters of LP gas in October 13 operations across six states, alongside arrests and the dismantling of two camps in Sinaloa.
Reporting and context
Mexican federal and state forces seized 170 kilograms of cocaine in Chiapas, 206 doses of fentanyl in Sinaloa and 4,100 liters of liquefied petroleum gas in the State of Mexico during operations on October 13, 2026, according to Hoy Tamaulipas, citing the federal Security Cabinet.
Hoy Tamaulipas reported that the operations covered six states: Baja California Sur, Chiapas, the State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Jalisco and Sinaloa. At the Ciudad Hidalgo customs facility in Chiapas, National Guard personnel arrested one person after finding the cocaine in concealed compartments of a tractor-trailer during a cargo inspection.
In Ecatepec, investigators from the federal Attorney General’s Office and the Security and Citizen Protection Ministry searched a property and seized the LP gas, two dispensing pumps, a stationary tank, a safe and a payment terminal. Three people were arrested in San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan with two handguns, a long gun and ammunition.
In Villa Unión, Sinaloa, authorities arrested one person and seized the fentanyl doses, a long gun, 30 rounds, a magazine, a vehicle, two bicycles and cash. Separately, soldiers dismantled two clandestine camps in San Juan de Jacobo, Concordia, seizing a firearm, seven magazines, 199 rounds, a tactical vest, two ballistic plates and marijuana doses.
In Pueblo Nuevo, Guanajuato, one person was arrested with a long gun, two handguns, a replica weapon, 73 rounds and 48 doses of methamphetamine. A search in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, led to two arrests, including a foreign national, and the seizure of 59 marijuana plants, 89 rounds, a bag of marijuana, eight containers of liquid and vaporizers.
Federal personnel also arrested Iván “N” in Jalisco. The Security Cabinet identified him as the alleged leader of a criminal cell operating in Oaxaca’s Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The cabinet said the operations formed part of the National Security Strategy.
Original report from Hoy Tamaulipas