Pursuit of a “movie” by air and sea that resulted in a mega-seizure of cocaine in Chiapas

Moments of tension and anguish were experienced on the coasts of Chiapasafter the maritime authorities detected the presence of three small boats They were sailing suspiciously at high speed. As a security measure, elements of the Secretary of the Navy (Semar) chose to initiate a pursuit by air and sea, not knowing that this would lead them to a cocaine megadecomis and the capture of a dozen suspected drug traffickers.

At first, there was knowledge of a ship carrying several sealed packages 220 nautical miles southwest of the port of Chiapas (equivalent to approximately 407.4 kilometers). We therefore concluded that it could be a shipment of illicit substancessince the crew members on board were not identified as naval personnel.

Faced with this situation, the Semar he deployed his elements to conduct an examination. However, as it was possible that they would encounter armed people, they decided to ask for help from the United States Coast Guardin order to avoid major mishaps in the event of confrontation or aggression.

Thus, by means of ships and maritime zones, a persecution Registered on Monday, February 20. In a video shared by the authorities, you can see that from the heights they gave him boat tracking allegedly illegal. As a helicopter hovered over the area, a surveillance camera recorded every movement that occurred in the Chiapas waters.

Despite the fact that the subjects who were part of the boat’s crew tried to flee from the authorities when they noticed their presence, they finally they chose to stop their march when they find themselves surrounded and persecuted in sea and air space. In this way, staff Semar conducted an inspection.

Working with the US Coast Guard, authorities detected that the small vessel was carrying several drug packages. In total, they got about thousand 500 kilograms of cocaine, as well as three outboard motors. During these actions, four individuals allegedly involved in the trafficking of illicit substances were also arrested.

But the actions did not stop there. The following day (Tuesday 21 February), the Semar he returned to detect two boats less than 268 nautical miles southwest of the port of Chiapas, in the same area where the aforementioned cocaine seizure took place. Due to the previous event, they also chose to launch a chase to intercept it.

Despite the fact that once again the crew members tried to evade the authorities, they were finally caught after moments of tension. Immediately afterwards, an examination was carried out on both vessels and they found 30 packs with 30 packs each. When they opened them, they detected that they were drugs.

In total, they ensured 900 kilograms of cocaineas well as two outboard motors and more than 3 thousand 500 liters of fuel, whose legal origin could not be verified by those on board. For these actions, six individuals were arrested. However, it is not known under which criminal organization they operated, where the drugs came from and what their final destination was.

Most two tons of drugs seized and the 10 people arrested were made available to the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), with the aim of integrating the corresponding investigation files, announced the Semar.

Drug seizures in the state of Chiapas are neither recent nor unusual, since due to its geographical location it has become one of the favorite drug cartel stations. In February, several planes were detected carrying several kilos of cocaine, coming from Latin American countries.

The most recent seizure was made at the end of January, when a jet plane who had landed 20 kilometers northeast of San Quintín, in the municipality of ocosingo. During these actions, two armed men (including a minor) were arrested and seized nine packs of cocaine with an approximate weight of 270 kilograms.