In a decisive blow to drug trafficking, Mexican naval forces achieved a historic drug seizure in the Pacific. The Secretariat of the Navy-Navy of Mexico (Semar), acting as Coast Guard, intercepted a million-dollar shipment of 1.3 tons of cocaine off the coast of the state of Guerrero (Southern Mexico), in addition to another important maritime seizure reported in the last few hours, according to official information from the Mexican authorities.

The seizure, valued at about $16.5 million dollars (more than 283 million pesos), represents a direct brake on the finances of the drug cartels that operate in the region. Intelligence operations and patrols by the Mexican Navy initially allowed the detection of a suspicious boat with three outboard motors 195 nautical miles south of Guerrero (Boca Chica-Southern Mexico).

The authorities located a total of 29 packages containing a substance with characteristics similar to cocaine. The preliminary weight of the shipment, including packaging, was calculated at around 1,360 kilograms.

Subsequently, the drugs were transported by air to the port of Acapulco to remain under the protection of federal authorities. The substance was made available to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSC) and the Attorney General's Office of the Republic (FGR), which will be in charge of integrating the corresponding investigation folder and determining the final ministerial weight of the shipment.

Blow to the finances of organized crime

According to Semar estimates, the seizure prevented nearly 2.6 million doses of drugs from reaching the illegal market. The agency maintained that the seizure weakens the financial and operational capacity of the criminal groups involved in drug trafficking, although it did not specify which organization could be linked to the shipment.

The seizure occurs in a context of intensification of surveillance actions in the Mexican Pacific, one of the main routes used by drug trafficking organizations to transport drugs to international markets, including the United States.

The federal agency highlighted that this type of operations are part of a permanent strategy that includes maritime, air and land surveillance in coordination with other security institutions at different levels of government.

Second relevant seizure in less than 48 hours

The seizure of Boca Chica occurred just one day after another high-impact operation carried out by the Navy in Pacific waters. In that action, which occurred approximately 195 nautical miles south of Guerrero, naval personnel intercepted a smaller vessel with three outboard motors that was transporting 829 kilograms of alleged cocaine.

During that operation, five people were arrested, who were transferred along with the drugs to the port of Acapulco to be placed at the disposal of the competent authorities.

With both seizures, the Mexican authorities have reinforced the message of combating drug trafficking in the Pacific maritime routes. Semar noted that, during the current federal administration, cocaine seizures made at sea already exceed 71 tons, a figure that could increase once the ministerial weight of the most recent seizure is officially confirmed.

The actions also occur in the midst of growing pressure from the United States to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking and stop the flow of drugs into US territory, an issue that continues to occupy a central place in the bilateral security agenda between both countries.