Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat
A ton and a half of Marijuana confiscated in Juarez
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Location: Juarez
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 1.7 tonnes
Discovery: Safe House
The Secretary of Public Municipal Security, arrested and detained two alleged narco traffickers when they arrived at a safe house, where they had 1.7 tonnes of Marijuana and various rifles. The list included a .40 grenade launcher, an Uzi 9mm and a revolver, in one of the vehicles used by the suspects, they found a further 200 rounds of AK47 ammunition. The subjects were identified as Francisco Javier Amaro Ortiz and Jamie Arrieta Bustillos, 22 and 36 years old respectively.
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170 kilos of Cocaine seized in Manzanillo
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Location: Manzanillo, Colima
Drug: Cocaine
Weight: 168.5 Kilos
Discovery: Chinese registered ship
Elements of the Marina and the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) confiscated 168.5 kilos of Cocaine in the port of Manzanillo, Colima, the drugs were found inside four bags inside a ship which had embarked from Peru and was sailing under a Chinese flag.
1 tonne of Marijuana and 356,000 USA dollars
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Location: Plutarco Elias Calles, Sonora
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 1 tonne
Discovery: a coach belonging to Autobuses of the Pacific
Elements of Sedena searched a coach belonging to Autobuses of the Pacific in San Emeterio, located in the town of Plutarco Elias Calles, Sonoara. The discovered under the passenger stairs american currency to the value of $365,000.
Also in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, stopped a vehicle marked "freightliner" which appeared to be transporting cement in bags, the interior of the bags were searched and 1.2 tonnes of Marijuana was discovered.
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42 kilos of Crystal Meth in papaya shipment
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Location: Opodepe, Sonora
Drug: Crystal Meth
Weight: 42 kilos
Discovery: Transported in loads of Papaya
Sedena informed that on October the 3rd, elements of the Army In Opodepe, Sonora, arrested two men involved in smuggling Crystal Meth inside of Papaya deliveries in Kenworth trucks. The men, drugs, and vehicles were put at the disposition of Agents of the Federal Ministry.
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Half a tonne of Marijuana
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Location: Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 485 kilos
Discovery: Tahoe pickup
Elements of the 89th Infantry Battalion, confiscated 485 kilos of Marijuana wrapped in 48 packets in a Tahoe pickup truck, the vehicle was discovered between the communities of El Limon and Vallecitos.
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2 tonnes of Marijuana
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Location: Mazatlan, Sinaloa
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 2095 kilos ( 2 tonnes)
Discovery: In an abandoned truck
Elements of the Army found a truck abandoned on a Sinaloa highway leading from Mazatlán, on inspection it was loaded with baby milk powder. The drugs were hidden inside the boxes of dried milk.
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Cocaine and Marijuana seized at Juarez/El Paso crossing
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Location: Ciudad Juarez/El Paso border crossing
Drug: Cocaine and Marijuana
Weight: 48 packages of cocaine, 291 bales of Marijuana
Discovery: Vehicles
Value: $2,000,000
Officials of the Office of Customs and Frontier Protection discovered cocaine and marijuana in three separate vehicles crossing the frontier worth 2,000,000 dollars. The drugs seized included coca paste.
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23 tonnes of Marijuana seized in Sinaloa
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Location:Las Higueritas, Sinaloa
Drug: Marijuana and Crystal Meth
Weight: 23 tonnes of Marijuana, 10 kilos of Crystal Meth
Discovery: Bodega
Value: 23,000,000 pesos or 1.4 million dollars US
Military elements discovered the haul inside a trailer in a Bodega in the community of Las Higueritas, Sinaloa. The Military also confiscated 8 weapons and 22 magazines of different calibers.
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65 lbs of Crystal Meth seized at Lincoln - Juarez Bridge
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Location: Laredo, Texas
Drug: Crystal meth
Weight: 65 lbs
Discovery: Vehicle
Value: 1.3 million dollars US
Officials of the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) intercepted on the Texas side of the Juarez - Lincoln bridge, a shipment of Crystal Meth valued at 1.3 million dollars US. The drugs were discovered after a search of a Durango Van driven by a 20 year old woman from Nuevo Leon.
Otis: If you look at this seizure and the seizure prior to this, its a wonder anyone bothers shipping marijuana north anymore. Both shipments have the same value, except the meth could be carried by one man at a weight of 65 pounds, the other would have to be moved in an articulated truck. If you compare CJNG and CDS, CJNG and Los Cuinis ship much more meth North of the border hence the latest data showing CJNG and Los Cuinis as the richest of the current cartels, with the real money for Sinaloa coming from Heroin and Cocaine shipments.
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Article written with Spanish material from Proceso, Milenio, Zetatijuana, El Debate, and BCS Noticias.
A ton and a half of Marijuana confiscated in Juarez
Location: Juarez
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 1.7 tonnes
Discovery: Safe House
The Secretary of Public Municipal Security, arrested and detained two alleged narco traffickers when they arrived at a safe house, where they had 1.7 tonnes of Marijuana and various rifles. The list included a .40 grenade launcher, an Uzi 9mm and a revolver, in one of the vehicles used by the suspects, they found a further 200 rounds of AK47 ammunition. The subjects were identified as Francisco Javier Amaro Ortiz and Jamie Arrieta Bustillos, 22 and 36 years old respectively.
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170 kilos of Cocaine seized in Manzanillo
Location: Manzanillo, Colima
Drug: Cocaine
Weight: 168.5 Kilos
Discovery: Chinese registered ship
Elements of the Marina and the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) confiscated 168.5 kilos of Cocaine in the port of Manzanillo, Colima, the drugs were found inside four bags inside a ship which had embarked from Peru and was sailing under a Chinese flag.
1 tonne of Marijuana and 356,000 USA dollars
Location: Plutarco Elias Calles, Sonora
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 1 tonne
Discovery: a coach belonging to Autobuses of the Pacific
Elements of Sedena searched a coach belonging to Autobuses of the Pacific in San Emeterio, located in the town of Plutarco Elias Calles, Sonoara. The discovered under the passenger stairs american currency to the value of $365,000.
Also in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, stopped a vehicle marked "freightliner" which appeared to be transporting cement in bags, the interior of the bags were searched and 1.2 tonnes of Marijuana was discovered.
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42 kilos of Crystal Meth in papaya shipment
Location: Opodepe, Sonora
Drug: Crystal Meth
Weight: 42 kilos
Discovery: Transported in loads of Papaya
Sedena informed that on October the 3rd, elements of the Army In Opodepe, Sonora, arrested two men involved in smuggling Crystal Meth inside of Papaya deliveries in Kenworth trucks. The men, drugs, and vehicles were put at the disposition of Agents of the Federal Ministry.
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Half a tonne of Marijuana
Location: Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 485 kilos
Discovery: Tahoe pickup
Elements of the 89th Infantry Battalion, confiscated 485 kilos of Marijuana wrapped in 48 packets in a Tahoe pickup truck, the vehicle was discovered between the communities of El Limon and Vallecitos.
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2 tonnes of Marijuana
Location: Mazatlan, Sinaloa
Drug: Marijuana
Weight: 2095 kilos ( 2 tonnes)
Discovery: In an abandoned truck
Elements of the Army found a truck abandoned on a Sinaloa highway leading from Mazatlán, on inspection it was loaded with baby milk powder. The drugs were hidden inside the boxes of dried milk.
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Cocaine and Marijuana seized at Juarez/El Paso crossing
Location: Ciudad Juarez/El Paso border crossing
Drug: Cocaine and Marijuana
Weight: 48 packages of cocaine, 291 bales of Marijuana
Discovery: Vehicles
Value: $2,000,000
Officials of the Office of Customs and Frontier Protection discovered cocaine and marijuana in three separate vehicles crossing the frontier worth 2,000,000 dollars. The drugs seized included coca paste.
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23 tonnes of Marijuana seized in Sinaloa
Location:Las Higueritas, Sinaloa
Drug: Marijuana and Crystal Meth
Weight: 23 tonnes of Marijuana, 10 kilos of Crystal Meth
Discovery: Bodega
Value: 23,000,000 pesos or 1.4 million dollars US
Military elements discovered the haul inside a trailer in a Bodega in the community of Las Higueritas, Sinaloa. The Military also confiscated 8 weapons and 22 magazines of different calibers.
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65 lbs of Crystal Meth seized at Lincoln - Juarez Bridge
Location: Laredo, Texas
Drug: Crystal meth
Weight: 65 lbs
Discovery: Vehicle
Value: 1.3 million dollars US
Officials of the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) intercepted on the Texas side of the Juarez - Lincoln bridge, a shipment of Crystal Meth valued at 1.3 million dollars US. The drugs were discovered after a search of a Durango Van driven by a 20 year old woman from Nuevo Leon.
Otis: If you look at this seizure and the seizure prior to this, its a wonder anyone bothers shipping marijuana north anymore. Both shipments have the same value, except the meth could be carried by one man at a weight of 65 pounds, the other would have to be moved in an articulated truck. If you compare CJNG and CDS, CJNG and Los Cuinis ship much more meth North of the border hence the latest data showing CJNG and Los Cuinis as the richest of the current cartels, with the real money for Sinaloa coming from Heroin and Cocaine shipments.
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Article written with Spanish material from Proceso, Milenio, Zetatijuana, El Debate, and BCS Noticias.