Mexico methamphetamine seizure Sinaloa 133 kilos, Digi Mart USA News (Mazatlán-Culiacán section of Federal Highway 15, Sinaloa, Mexico): Federal authorities arrested two men who were transporting 133 kilos of methamphetamine distributed across 89 packages concealed in a false floor of a semitrailer. The arrests occurred during security patrols on the federal highway known as México 15, in the Mazatlán-Culiacán section, near kilometer 033+450.
Officers observed a tractor-trailer combination with a semitrailer bearing Texas, United States license plates. When the driver noticed the authorities, he performed evasive maneuvers.
Officers signaled for the vehicle to stop for a security inspection.
A thorough inspection revealed a false floor in the semitrailer, where the methamphetamine was found. Two men, aged 36 and 38, were detained, informed of their legal rights, and turned over along with the vehicle and the seized drugs to the responsible Public Ministry prosecutor, who will determine their legal status.
Elements of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), the Secretariat of the Navy (Marina), the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), and the National Guard (GN) participated in the operation.
