The National Guard arrested two people with nearly 300 packages of glass in Guanajuato

In the municipality of Jerecuaro, Guanajuatoelements of the National Guard in coordination with Mexican Army personnel, stopped a motorist and his companion, who were carrying approximately 270 packets of apparent marijuana and three envelopes possible crystal.

Through a statement, the National Guard announced that during the surveillance actions of the members of the two institutions, it had established a citizen inspection station to inhibit the crime rate. It was then that they observed the driver of a car coming from the community of San Ignacio, municipality of Jerécuaro, Guanajuato, who hastily turns off onto a dirt road.

Given his suspicious attitude, the elements followed him and managed to catch up with him a few streets later. Once he was intercepted and after questioning him, the driver stated that he was traveling from Uruapan, Michoacán to Querétaro.

In addition, he showed nervousness and tried to prevent the visibility of the personnel inside the vehicle, from where “one could perceive a strong narcotic smell. Afterwards, they noticed the presence of another person inside, which is why they requested an inspection of the unit,” the agency said.

After an examination, they located on the back seats, as well as in the trunk of the car, various wrappers with plastic wrap of different colors; 274 of them contained green grass and dry with the characteristics of marijuanaand three others were filled with a narcotic-like crystalline substance known as crystals; the driver and his companion were arrested.

To the two people with the probable boring and the vehicle, were made available to the agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Federation in the entity, to continue the investigations, as well as to determine precisely the type of narcotic and its exact weight.

It should be noted that criminal groups often have hide the drugs in different objects ranging from vehicle tires, processors, welding machines, cell phones, hammers and almost anything including food and sweets as they were tamales, artisan breads or sweets of tamarind, which are shipped by courier companies or transported in vehicles.

For example, last January, National Guards seized drugs inside USB flash drivesa battery for a mobile device, an SD memory, another micro SD, four chips, six SIM cards and even a telephone line tone tester.

Similarly, on February 24, in the State of Baja Californiamembers of the National Guard (LARP) managed to get a plush monkey which hid suspicious packages filled with exposed glass inside.

With the support of canine pairings conducted an inspection at a courier and package company located at Tijuana International Airport, Baja California, where the toy was found.

After randomly selecting several shipments to be sniffed by canine specimens, they became interested in a cardboard box from Jalisco to Baja Californiawhich has been separated and subjected to a thorough inspection.

Eventually they discovered that inside there was a plush in the shape of a monkey seemingly harmless, however concealed three packages containing a white substance and crystalline with the characteristics of the drug known as crystal.

It should be noted that the consumption of crystal in Mexico began to gain prominence between 2008 and 2016, since during this period it was detected that the number of addicts to this substance admitted to anonymous narcotics centers had tripled.

According to an article published in Harvard Healthmethamphetamine is a powerful stimulant that can smoked, injected or inhaled and produces a feeling of euphoria and pleasure similar to the effects of cocaine.