Mexican authorities have seized more than seven tons of suspected cocaine in two separate raids in the Pacific Ocean, the country’s navy said, and dramatic video captured the high-speed chases on the high seas.
In the first operation, Navy-provided footage from a Panther helicopter showed a boat chase southwest of the city of Manzanillo. Navy officers aboard a patrol vessel intercepted three speedboats, the Navy said in a news release Friday. Authorities seized 126 packages containing 5.6 tons of suspected cocaine, marking the largest drug seizure of the current administration. The Navy said 15 suspects were arrested and more than 1,000 liters of fuel were confiscated.
In a second operation, naval patrol boats and a helicopter recovered 32 packages floating in the water, which contained suspected cocaine weighing approximately 1.6 tons. A small motorboat equipped with three outboard motors was also seized. This operation was carried out near the coastal town of Lazaro Cardenas, in Havana province. State of Michoacána region plagued by cartel violence.
The Navy released several images after the raids on social media, showing dozens of wrapped packages laid out on a patrol boat next to officers and a helicopter.
Authorities said Monday that an attack that left Seven community police officers killed The events that occurred this weekend in Michoacan were linked to battles between cartels that were fighting for control of the coastal zone, a key landing point for cocaine shipments delivered by sea.
The cocaine seizures in the Pacific Ocean come about a year after a semi-submersible vessel – or so-called narco-submarine – carrying more than 7,000 pounds of suspected cocaine was seized. intercepted The submarine was found dead off the coast of Mexico after a spectacular chase. At the time, the Mexican Navy posted a video on Facebook showing an aerial view of the semi-submersible being chased by ships and a helicopter before it was finally intercepted.
More than half of the cocaine discovered in the world is produced in Colombia.
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