Puebla clandestine narcolab seizure in Atempan, Digi Mart USA News (Atempan, Puebla, Mexico): Security forces from all three levels of government seized a narcotics laboratory in the municipality of Atempan, Puebla, in an operation that led to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of chemical substances, machinery and various supplies.
According to a statement, the operation was carried out by the Navy (Marina), the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic (FGR), the National Guard (GN), the State Public Security Secretariat and the municipal police of Atempan and Tlatlauquitepec.
Those arrested were Jaime N., 18, and Miguel N., 53, who were linked to the operation of the drug laboratory. Both are being held and the seized materials remain at the disposal of the corresponding prosecutorial authorities.
Authorities seized four distillation reactors, four burners, a centrifuge, a mixer, a collector, a scale, 61 variable-volume containers, 22 tanks, two waste pits, a trailer and loading tools. According to the authorities, the value of the seized materials and products exceeds 438 million pesos.
With this laboratory, four clandestine labs have been dismantled so far in 2026. The earlier sites were located in Chila de la Sal, Jopala and Tlachichuca.
The Navy also reported on social media that the operation, carried out in coordination with the federal Security Secretariat, the FGR and state and municipal authorities, dismantled a clandestine laboratory used to produce synthetic drugs. A separate report referenced by the publisher described the lab as a methamphetamine facility with an economic impact exceeding 4 billion pesos; that figure is not confirmed by the primary statement and is noted here only as reported.
