Three fell with over half a million fentanyl pills in Sinaloa

Three people were stopped and they were also confiscated more than 500,000 doses of fentanyl possible and chemical precursors in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Insurance was the responsibility of the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) and the National Guard.

As a result of intelligence work, military and National Guardsmen supported the National Intelligence Center (CNI) and the Secretary of Public Security (SSP) of Sinaloa, who obtained the arrest in flagrante delicto of three individuals.

The actions were taken on Friday, February 17 and were shared in an official Sedena statement on Sunday, February 19. It should be noted that a fentanyl pill manufacturing centerlocated in the Ampliación Antonio Toledo Corro neighborhood in Culiacán.

They were found there 530,000 possible fentanyl tablets, 30 kilograms of opioid powder, 150 kilograms of acetaminophen (A drug typically used for mild to moderate headaches, menstruation, colds, and other symptoms, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: FDA.) Similarly, uniformed officers found tablet presses there rotating machineryand a press make pills.

In the official communiqué, it was detailed that the security institutions “have reached arrest in flagrante delicto of three people and the seizure of a manufacturing center for fentanyl pills, located in the Ampliación Antonio Toledo Corro neighborhood.

The arrestees and the material were made available to the authorities so that they could carry out the necessary investigations to confirm the type and quantity of the drug.

Furthermore, also on February 19, it was reported that arrest of a regional chief of Guanajuato that he took refuge in Sinaloa and from there, it seems, gave instructions to the members of the criminal cells to which he belonged.

Through security reports, members of the military and national guard learned that a man identified as Juan Carlos “N” was hiding in the municipality of Navolato Therefore, a surveillance operation was deployed in the area in order to arrest the individual.

According to Sedena reports, Juan Carlos “N” was a presumed regional leader and has been identified as one of the main generators of violence in Guanajuato. After his capture, a long gun, 60 cartridges, two magazines and three thousand fentanyl tablets were seized.

However, the name of the criminal group to which he belonged was not revealed, but the presence of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel (CSRL) and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), these groups often fight each other for control of territory.

On the other hand, the United States Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, congratulated Mexico through their social media Historic seizure of two drug labs in Culiacán. It was a center for the manufacture of fentanyl pills and the second for the production of methamphetamine.

“The cartels have miscalculated if they think Mexico won’t come after them. We are ready to collaborate to jointly follow the signs of seizures and dismantle the criminal networks that destabilize our region,” Ambassador Salazar said on his Twitter account on Thursday, February 16.

Ken Salazar’s words came after the sedena secure the largest ever recorded meth lab and fentanyl production facility in Sinaloa. These actions took place on Tuesday, February 14. In the operation, they seized 629 thousand 138 pills likely fentanyl128. 3 kilograms of granulated fentanyl possible and 100 kilograms presumed methamphetaminein addition to certain instruments and ingredients to produce illicit substances.