Also seized a quantity of 269 kg of methamphetamine in solid form and the “financial impact” for traffickers is estimated to be $ 72 million
The Mexican government announced Tuesday the seizure of 4,700 liters of liquid methamphetamine in Kuliakan, a city of northwestern Mexico, which has been transformed into a bloody theater of bloody conflict between two fractures of the powerful Sinaloa cartel.
It is about ‘greater seizure“After the current government took over, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement.
A quantity of 269kg of methamphetamine was also seized in solid form and the “financial impact” for its traffickers is estimated to be 1.46 billion peso “, or about $ 72 million, according to the same source.
The ministry also announced the arrest of two persons allegedly linked to ‘fentanyl»And they are also accused ‘For possession of arms’ in the state of Haliskoin the western part of the country.
Earlier yesterday, the US president Donald Trainb, he blames constantly Mexico that floods the US with drugs And immigrants, he argued that this country is “largely controlled by drug cartels”.
“It’s pretty sad (…) And if they want help we’ll give them it,” The Republican said during a press conference in Mar-A-Lago.
The Mexican authorities have multiplied the announcements on the arrest of drug cartel members after Mr Trump has made the threat of 25% duty on Mexican products.
Mexico is asking the US to stop the flow of weapons to the Mexican drug cartels.
Donald Trump postponed the customs duties until early March after a telephone conference with his counterpart Claudia Seinbaum, during which the leader of the Mexican state agreed to send 10,000 additional troops to the US.
Since February 5, when growth began, 4.9 tonnes of methamphetamine, 55kg of fentanyl and 489 weapons have been seized, according to an official report by the Mexican authorities.
Source :Skai
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