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Mexico navy seizes more than eight tonnes of illicit cargo in record drugs bust

Mexico navy seizes more than eight tonnes of illicit cargo in record drugs bust



Six boats among impounded assets worth at least $100m off country’s south-west coast, navy says, after arresting 23 peopleMexico’s navy has said it arrested 23 people in its largest-ever drugs bust, seizing over eight tonnes of illicit cargo in an operation off the country’s south-western Pacific coast.“Navy personnel seized 8,361 kilograms of illicit cargo, which represents the largest amount of drugs seized in a maritime operation, unprecedented in history,” a statement from the ministry of the navy said on Friday. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/19/mexico-navy-seizes-more-than-eight-tonnes-of-elicit-cargo-in-record-drugs-bust

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Publish date : 2024-10-19 06:10:07

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