Polish police dismantled a drug production center in northern Poland, linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, arresting three men and confiscating enough chemicals to produce 330 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Among those arrested are two Mexican citizens, who, According to reports, they oversaw drug production and are linked to one of Mexico’s cartels.

According to authorities, “officers discovered equipment used for mass drug production, along with nearly 3 tons of chemicals used in the methamphetamine production process.

According to the preliminary opinion of a physicochemical and toxicological expert, the seized products could have been used to produce at least 330 kg of the finished drug, with a black market value of at least $1.65 million.

The actions were carried out “In Swiecie County, officers of the Central Police Investigation Bureau, with the support of anti-terrorist officers from the BOA and the SPKP from Bydgoszcz, carried out an operation against organized drug trafficking.”

The men were handed over to the West Pomerania Branch of the Organized Crime and Corruption Department of the National Prosecutor’s Office in Szczecin. The prosecutor accused them, among other charges, of participating in an organized crime group and manufacturing significant quantities of drugs.

In recent years, various Europol reports have warned of an increasing presence of Mexican cartels in Europe, many of which, in addition to trafficking cocaine and heroin, are known for their expertise in the production of amphetamines, methamphetamines, and fentanyl.

Furthermore, according to European authorities, although these types of laboratories are not new in the EU, the production and trafficking of synthetic drugs "is increasing rapidly," since this criminal activity is now reaching more countries in search of supplying both domestic and international markets.