PGR Destroys more than 33 Tons of Precurser Chemicals

More than 33 tons of chemical substances and precursors were destroyed by staff of the Attorney General's Office (PGR) in Sinaloa.

Through a statement, it was reported that the Deputy Attorney General for Regional Control, Criminal Procedures and Amparo (SCRPPA), in coordination with personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) and the Navy Secretariat, Armada de México (SEMAR) destroyed the massive amounts of chemicals.

The secured precursors and chemical substances in found in different parts of the entity, especially in mountainous areas, where clandestine laboratories were located that had been used for the manufacture of synthetic drugs.

"These barrels contain 8 tons 656 kilos 789 grams of lead acetate, benzoic acid, phenylacetic acid, sodium cyanide, ammonium chloride, sodium hydroxide and 24, 954 liters 625 milliliters of acetone, acetic acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid , ethyl alcohol and ethanol, among others substances and chemicals, "he says.

"The destruction was carried out following previous practices of the Public Ministry of the Federation, as well as personnel from the Internal Control Body of the PGR and experts in forensic chemistry, who testified to the weight and quantity of the chemical substances."