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DEA Takes Credit for Historic Methamphetamine Seizure

From La Jornada · () Spanish

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

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • The DEA claimed its intelligence and investigative work enabled recent methamphetamine seizures in Mexico, including more than 16 tons seized in Sinaloa.
  • Mexico’s Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch instead attributed the operation to the Naval Intelligence Unit, supported by information-sharing with U.S. agencies.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is claiming credit for recent methamphetamine seizures in Mexico, including the seizure of more than 16 tons in Sinaloa on Friday.

The DEA said the seizures “would not have occurred without the intelligence and investigative work” of the agency. Its account contrasts with that of Mexico’s Security Secretary, Omar García Harfuch.

would not have occurred without the intelligence and investigative work

· U.S. Drug Enforcement AdministrationThe DEA claimed its role in recent methamphetamine seizures in Mexico.

García Harfuch attributed the operation to the Naval Intelligence Unit, which he said had been “strengthened” through information-sharing with U.S. agencies.

strengthened

· Omar García HarfuchMexico’s security secretary described the Naval Intelligence Unit’s cooperation with U.S. agencies.
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Originally published by La Jornada 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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