Security Ministry seizes US $99.5M in drugs during latest border operation

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-confiscated-18-7-tonnes-of-illegal-drugs-in-february/The Security Ministry’s crackdown connected transgression gangs successful Mexico’s bluish borderline portion continues to output results.

On Monday, the authorities reported that Operación Frontera Norte (Operation Northern Border) had dismantled 2 cause warehouses successful Sinaloa implicit the weekend, seizing 200 kilograms of methamphetamine and 20 kg of marijuana arsenic good arsenic chemic substances and different cause precursors. Officials estimated the worth of items confiscated astatine 1.9 cardinal pesos (US $99.5 million). 

A week earlier, the Security Ministry (SSPC) arrested 21 suspects and dismantled 7 cause warehouses containing a full of 25,000 liters and 95 kg of chemic substances utilized to marque fentanyl. That bust was estimated astatine US $29 million.

In different actions from May 9-11, the SSPC seized astir 116,000 kg of cocaine, 25 kg of marijuana and much than 3,000 kg of fentanyl, portion besides capturing semi-automatic rifles, a twelve guns, respective magazines and cartridges.

Authorities arrested 16 radical crossed the states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas, and impounded 3 properties. They besides dismantled 36 unauthorized video cameras installed successful nationalist areas, confiscated 5 compartment phones, seized 11 vehicles and confiscated implicit $662,000 successful U.S. currency.

All actions of the cognition “were carried retired successful the strictest adherence to the regularisation of instrumentality and with afloat respect for the rights” of those apprehended, the authorities said. 

#SSPC I 👇🏼 Estos lad los resultados obtenidos de la #OperaciónFronteraNorte del 5 de febrero a la fecha. pic.twitter.com/eykJhJghxT

— Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (@SSPCMexico) May 14, 2025

The connection comes amid caller criticism of the judiciary, levied by Security Minister Omar García Harfuch. 

Last Thursday, García Harfuch said much than 100 unsafe criminals person been released arsenic a effect of arguable judicial rulings. Mexico’s apical bull adjacent identified respective judges by name. The Federal Attorney General’s Office is reportedly preparing charges against immoderate of the judges.

The authorities of Mexico launched Operation Northern Border connected Feb. 5 to crack down connected cause trafficking, quality trafficking and weapons smuggling. Since then, the SSPC has netted 3,219 arrests and decommissioned 2,717 weapons. Officials person besides seized 437,619 cartridges of varying calibers and 13,441 magazines.

Additionally, officials person destroyed much than 31,600 kilos of drugs, including astir 178 kilos of fentanyl. The cognition has besides seized 2,515 vehicles and appropriated 412 properties. 

With reports from La Jornada and N+