Mexican Navy Seizes More than 1,200 Kilograms of Cocaine in Michoacán
- The Mexican Navy and Army seized 1,285 kilograms of cocaine off Michoacán's western coast on May 24, 2025.
- This operation occurred amid the Mexican government's intensified actions to curb drug trafficking into the US, responding to pressure and tariff warnings from American authorities.
- Authorities intercepted a vessel during a routine patrol, recovering 1,292 bricks of cocaine worth an estimated $16.45 million.
- Security Minister Omar García Harfuch stated the seizure represents about 2.5 million doses, marking a major blow to Pacific trafficking networks.
- The bust highlights growing Mexico-US cooperation under President Sheinbaum and Ambassador Ronald Johnson to combat organized crime and drug trafficking.
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Marine Puts the Glove on Crime: Ensure 2.5 Million Doses of Cocaine Worth 310 Mdp
In an operation led by the Ministry of the Navy (Marina), the authorities secured just over 1.28 tons of suspected cocaine off the coast of Michoacán, preventing approximately 2.5 million doses of drugs from reaching the streets. The Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) reported on Friday, May 23, that during the action it was carried out during maritime and aerial surveillance patrols, in which they managed to locate 64 packages w…
Mexican Navy seizes more than 1,200 kilograms of cocaine in Michoacán
The Naval Ministry on Friday reported a major drug bust off the coast of the state of Michoacán, resulting in the confiscation of 1285 kilograms of cocaine. Security Minister Omar García Harfuch shared details of the bust at President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Friday morning press conference. En una operación encabezada por elementos de la Armada de México @SEMAR_mx se aseguró 1.28 toneladas de cocaína frente a las costas de Michoacán.Lo asegurado re…
Mexican Navy seizes 1,28 tons of cocaine
Through his account on the social network X, he said that the seizure represents approximately 2,5 million doses that will not reach the streets and an economic impact on organized crime of 310,409,375 pesos (about 16 million dollars). According to him, so far this administration has seized approximately 38,5 tons of cocaine at sea. From October 1, 2024, the beginning of the current administration, until May 18, the forces of law and order arres…
Navy Seizes More than a Ton of Cocaine in Michoacán in a New Blow to Narco
Four soldiers pose with the rifle crossed over the chest along with 64 rectangular bales wrapped in black plastic, in front of a military ship in some indeterminate port on the shores of Michoacán. It is the photograph of the last trophy of the security cabinet of the Government of Mexico, headed by the strong man of the president of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum, his right hand in the renewed strategy against organized crime, Omar García Harf…
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