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Mexico seizes 42 tons of meth in illegal drug labs
- On June 9, 2025, Mexican officials announced the confiscation of close to 42 metric tons of methamphetamine during operations targeting clandestine drug laboratories in Michoacan.
- The seizure followed investigation of five clandestine laboratories and a June 2 discovery of suspected methamphetamine near the U.S.–Mexico border in San Diego County, California.
- On June 5, federal prosecutors announced charges against three foreign nationals for a plot involving the distribution of almost four tons of methamphetamine, with each facing a minimum prison sentence of 10 years.
- The seized methamphetamine amounts to an estimated $55.7 million, with accompanying precursors totaling about 8,800 liters used in production, according to government statements.
- This large-scale seizure underscores Mexico's significant role in synthetic drug production and ongoing efforts to combat trafficking amid U.S. pressure and previous record maritime drug seizures.
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Foreign Nationals Charged With Intent to Distribute $5.5 Million in Methamphetamine
Federal authorities in Southern California filed a complaint charging three foreign nationals with conspiring to distribute nearly four tons of methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a June 5 statement. Erick Arriola, 27, from El Salvador, and Mexican nationals Baltazar Rodriguez Reyes, 49, and Eugenio Lizama, 35, were charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The…
Federal forces located and disabled in Michoacán five narcolaboratories with 42.24 tons of methamphetamine and thousands of liters of chemical precursors, an action that represents a blow to organized crime for more than one billion pesos.
Mexico seizes 42 tonnes of meth in major drug lab raids amid US pressure
MEXICO CITY, June 10 — Mexico announced Monday the seizure of nearly 42 metric tonnes of methamphetamine worth more than US$50 million (RM212 million) during raids on illegal drug labs. The discovery, one of the biggest yet, comes as the Latin American nation faces mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump to curb drug trafficking. The seizures were conducted after personnel found five properties used as clandestine laboratories in the we…
This is one of the largest quantities ever confiscated in the country.
Mexico seizes 42 tons of meth in illegal drug labs
Mexico has made a series of major drug busts in an apparent attempt to highlight increased efforts to combat drug smuggling. US President Donald Trump has cited trafficking of illegal drugs as one of the reasons for the tariffs he has imposed on imports from Mexico.
Five clandestine laboratories used for the production of methamphetamine, in the municipalities Madero and Morelia, in Michoacán, were seized by the Cabinet of Security, reported the Secretariat of Marine (Semar). The properties were secured with approximately 42.24 tons of methamphetamine, derived from the intelligence work that allowed their location, in addition to the fact that the ‘narcolaboratory’ were employed by criminal cells for the ma…
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