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Authorities seize and dismantle three clandestine meth labs in Guerrero

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexico’s security forces found and dismantled three clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in Guerrero, one in Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga and two in Zirándaro de los Chávez.
  • Authorities seized hundreds of containers, nine reactors, gas tanks, caustic soda, ammonium chloride and other chemical substances and precursor chemicals.
  • Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said the operation would directly affect criminal groups’ drug-production capacity and income, citing information-sharing with U.S. agencies.

Mexican authorities dismantled three clandestine laboratories producing methamphetamine in Guerrero, including two in Zirándaro de los Chávez and one in the municipality of Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga.

Personnel from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, the National Guard and the Secretariat of National Defense carried out the operation. They seized more than 260 200-liter drums, 11 500-liter containers and nine reactors, along with more than 60 gas tanks.

These actions directly affect the capacity to produce and supply drugs to the streets, as well as the income of criminal organizations.

· Omar García HarfuchMexico’s security secretary described the effect of dismantling the laboratories.

The seized materials also included 150 sacks of caustic soda, 664 kilograms of ammonium chloride, approximately 2,400 kilograms of chemical substances and nearly 100 kilograms of chemical precursors. Authorities also secured additional reactors and drug-production equipment.

Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said the operation would directly reduce the capacity to produce and supply drugs for street distribution, as well as the criminal organizations’ income. He also highlighted cooperation and information-sharing with U.S. agencies, and praised the Mexican Army for locating the laboratories in areas he described as difficult to access and high-risk.

Our recognition goes to the Mexican Army for locating these laboratories in such inaccessible and high-risk places.

· Omar García HarfuchHarfuch praised the army’s role in finding the sites.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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