Since the operation began on February 5, some 9,060 suspects have been arrested and 6,887 firearms, 1,185,690 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, 31,717 magazines, 109,656 kg of drugs, including 494 kg of fentanyl, 5,604 vehicles, and 1,089 properties have been seized, according to the Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico.
These actions were carried out in strict accordance with the rule of law and with full respect for human rights. Among the seizures and arrests, the following were the most significant:
– Baja California
In San Felipe, two suspects were arrested and doses of methamphetamine were seized.
– Chihuahua
In Ciudad Juárez, a suspect was arrested and 127 kilograms of marijuana, 49 kilograms of opium gum, and a vehicle were seized.
In Hidalgo del Parral, 12 vehicles were seized.
– Sinaloa
In Culiacán, a clandestine drug lab and five storage facilities containing various materials used in the production of synthetic drugs were located and dismantled. During the operations, 14,320 liters and 1,080 kilos of substances used in the production of methamphetamine, six organic synthesis reactors, six condensers, and nine LP gas tanks were seized. The economic impact on organized crime is estimated at almost 2.59 billion pesos (US$141 million).
In another operation in the same municipality, nine suspects were arrested, and two machine guns, 21 rifles, 154 magazines, 3,200 rounds of ammunition, 18 tactical vests, 36 ballistic plates, and three vehicles, two of them with homemade armor, were seized.
– Sonora
In Bahía de Kino, a suspect was arrested, and 1,234 packages of marijuana, 1,016 packages of methamphetamine, and a vehicle reported stolen were seized.
In Guaymas, a suspect was arrested and 40 doses of marijuana were seized.
– Tamaulipas
In Miguel Alemán and Ciudad Mante, a suspect was arrested, and a rifle, a submachine gun, 53 rounds of ammunition, 11 magazines, three tactical vests, cash, and two vehicles, one of them with homemade armor, were seized.
Source: Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC)
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