They found a package of cocaine among the sargassum (National Guard)

And pack of cocaine was insured between Sargassum from a beach in Tulum, Quintana Rooby elements of National Guard (GN), who insured him and took him to the corresponding authorities to carry out the necessary investigations.

The agency reported that as part of the National Public Safety Program and to contribute to the National Addictions Prevention Strategy, uniformed officers located the narcotics package on the shore of the beach.

It was then that the national guards carried out rounds of security and prevention in the Akumal tourist area when they received a citizen complaint about a suspicious package near the sea.

After that, the items They searched the package exhaustively until they found it by the sea, among the sargassum It was a plastic bag that contained a rectangular package, covered with transparent adhesive tape, about 15 cm wide and 5 cm thick.

They found a package of cocaine among the sargassum (National Guard)
They found a package of cocaine among the sargassum (National Guard)

Upon examination of the packaging, they confirmed that there was “White powder having the characteristics of the narcotic known as cocaine”.

Said package was made available to the Public Prosecution Agency so that the agents could carry out the relevant investigations, as well as to determine the exact weight and the substance contained.

“With these actions, the National Guard confirms its commitment to protect the well-being of citizens, contributing to the Mexican government to guarantee the peace and security of Mexicans”, detailed the National Guard.

On February 16, the GN reports that after carrying out operations (from February 1 to 14) it succeeded in securing nearly 1,200 doses of cocaine, LSD, crystal and marijuana in five different states of the country.

Archive image of Sargassum in Quintana Roo (LIZABETH RUIZ/CUARTOSCURO)
Archive image of Sargassum in Quintana Roo (LIZABETH RUIZ/CUARTOSCURO)

The official report stated that officers had made preventive patrols in neighborhoods and roads, as well as inspections in courier and parcel companies in the municipalities of Jiquilpan, Michoacan; Oh, Sinaloa; Guaymas and Hermosillo, Sound; Cotaxtla, Veracruz; and Guadalupe, Zacatecas, locations where they located the illegal substances, which were:

– Sonora, 594 doses of cocaine, crystal and marijuana.

– Sinaloa, 374 doses of cocaine, crystal and marijuana.

– Veracruz, 133 doses of cocaine, LSD and ecstasy.

– Zacatecas and Michoacán, 103 doses of crystal and marijuana.

All narcotics seized were handed over to the corresponding Public Prosecution Unit for each entity so that they could be investigated.

GN Officers Reference Image (National Guard)
GN Officers Reference Image (National Guard)

According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in psychiatry Cocaine use can prematurely age the brain. When consumed, levels of dopamine increase, a chemical involved in movement control and reward.

Over time, the brain becomes accustomed to this extra dopamine generated by cocaine and begins to become resistant to its presence, which consequently leads users to increase their doses.

Cocaine is one of the most addictive substances. It interferes with the brain’s reward pathways, forcing its cells to continue emitting pleasurable signals until the drug wears off.”

American researchers estimate that one in five people who use cocaine eventually become addicted. This addiction is considered by doctors to be a disease of the brain.

Reference image of a weight with cocaine (REUTERS / Jennifer Gauthier)
Reference image of a weight with cocaine (REUTERS / Jennifer Gauthier)

“When you enjoy sex, food, music, or other activities, brain regions in the reward pathway are flooded with pleasure-inducing dopamine. drug use as copies of cocaine which have the effectbut up to ten times more intense”.

Some of the long-term effects of cocaine depend on the method of use, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. If inhaled, it can cause loss of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and swallowing problems.

If cocaine is smoked, it can cause coughing, asthma, shortness of breath and an increased risk of illnesses such as pneumonia. If ingested by mouth, it can cause marked damage to the intestine due to reduced blood flow. In the long term it would be a premature aging of the brain.

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