The army seized nearly 300 kilos of fentanyl and controlled drugs in Sinaloa

Elements of the Ministry of National Defense (sedena) grasped 280 kilograms possibilities fentanyl as well as 720 kilograms of controlled drugs in Sinaloa.

The seizure took place last Thursday, March 9, but the seizure was reported by the authorities until Tuesday, March 14. Members of the Army made the seizure in the Municipality of AhomeSinaloa.

The army obtained information on a possible transfer of illicit substances aboard a semi-trailer of a parcel service that came from Guadalajara, Jalisco, and had Ciudad Obregón, Sonora as its destination.

“By carrying out intelligence work to strengthen the rule of law in the country and detect criminal organizations that use the means of communication for drug trafficking, members of the Mexican army obtained information from the possible transfer of drug shipment“, shared the Sedena in a press release.

When the known vehicle approached the seek The disenchanted the military took him to the inspection area, which made it possible to find the cargo with the 280 kilograms possibilities fentanyl And the others 720 with controlled medicationsfor which the substances were insured.

Given these facts, both the cargo like him training pilot They were made available to the authorities so that investigations could be carried out to determine the legal status of the person as well as the weight, type and quantity of the substances found by the military.

The assurance was given after the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Marcelo Ebrardmeeting in Washington, United States, to reiterate the strategy of the current administration against fentanylas well as cooperating with US authorities to stop the transfer of the opioid that affects both nations.

A few hours before Ebrard announced in the United States a campaign for him fight fentanylin Sinaloa were found more than 350,000 opioid pills and three people, two men and a woman, were arrested.

It should be noted that the doses were rainbow fentanyl“most popular in the criminal market“, according to the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR). The seizure was carried out by members of the Federal Ministerial Police (PFM), attached to the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC).

The seizure followed a file of investigation into possible transfers of illegal substances. Moreover, in the unit they were found 2.7 kilograms of “pure product”. The substances were concealed in a suitcase and in the lower part of the passenger seat.

The seizure of the opioid doses took place after the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said in his morning lecture that Fentanyl is not produced or consumed in the country.

“Here we we do not produce fentanyl and we have no consumption of fentanyl. And we are very sorry for what is happening in the United States,” were the president’s words.

For its part, the Ministry of Public Instruction (SEP) shared a statement in which he reported that will take steps to ensure that Mexican students are aware on the consequences of opioid use.

will set up a strategy Character national intended for secondary school students (in public and private schools) on the Shame derived from fentanyl use.

Three days a week there will be interviews between 10 and 15 minutes between students and teachers in which the issue of harm caused by opioids and other types of amphetamines will be addressed, as indicated by the head of the SEP, Leticia Ramírez Anaya.