The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, reported that in two different actions in Sinaloa, two men were arrested and more than a ton of fentanyl was historically seized.
“Result of intelligence and investigation work to identify generators of violence in the state of Sinaloa, elements of the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar), Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Secretariat of National Defense (Defense), Guard National (GN) and the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), in two different actions, arrested two men in possession of firearms and two kilos of fentanyl pills and seized more than a ton of fentanyl,” he reported.
The agency said that after carrying out supervision and surveillance tours in the municipality of Guasave, the troops were traveling along Raúl Cervantes Ahumada Street, when they detected a gray vehicle, whose crew members, upon noticing the presence of the authority, carried out evasive maneuvers and They began to flee, so, to rule out any illegal behavior and guarantee the safety of the population, the agents caught up with them streets ahead.
“After stopping the vehicle, they asked its crew members to get out to carry out a safety check and inspect the car. As a result of this action, they found three short firearms, nine supplied magazines, a bag of approximately two kilograms with fentanyl pills and three radio communications equipment,” he explained.
In the second action, the agency added, while carrying out security work in the municipality of Ahome, officers noticed the presence of men carrying what looked like firearms, who fled and entered two homes, continuing the During the chase, the agents entered the properties, in one of them they found 11 packages with approximately 300 kilos of fentanyl, scales, industrial mixers and in the other a truck with more than 800 kilos of the same drug.
The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection said that the properties were under police guard while the corresponding ministerial authority was notified.
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