Hit the narco at CDMX: they seized a ton of marijuana in Iztapalapa

Police officers of the capital insured around thousand kilograms of marijuana in Iztapalapa Yes they arrested two men who was unloading boxes with drugs transported in a truck.

Officials from the Secretariat for Citizen Security in Mexico City patrolled the streets of the Urban development of Colonia Quetzalcóatl, when they noticed that two subjects were unloading packages from a moving trailer.

But upon noticing the presence of the men in uniform, these alleged criminals began to run in different directions.

As they exited the vehicle to escape, one of them dropped a box. After inspecting the truck, officers located packets wrapped in cinnamon ribbon which contained dried marijuana. The initial weight was estimated at tonne.

The actions took place at the intersection of Francisco Villa and Santos Degollado streets, where the 53 and 37-year-old men they introduced the shipment to an address.

“Immediately, the police arrested the two men and after reading the Bill of Rights, they were presented, together with the insured, to the corresponding public prosecutor, who will determine their legal situation and conduct the relevant investigations,” did he declare. . addiction led by Omar Garcia Harfuch.

Although the police observed several people, they arrested only two at that time. It is presumed that others managed to escape.

When it was consulted on this subject, the Secretariat of the security of the capital replied to this media that so far it is not known to which criminal group the drugs belong.

It should be noted that with the insurance there are two very relevant marijuana seizures in Iztapalapa, so far in 2021.

Well, on March 19, the capital police and ministerial officials executed a search warrant on property in the Street closed on September 15, Palmilla district from the same mayor’s office located in southern Mexico City.

The seizure at that time was 10 packages containing marijuana weighing approximately 50 kilograms each; that is to say, half ton. 124 doses of the same herb, a long gun and two scales were also seized.

This site was supposed to be used as narcobodega for suspected members of a criminal group who have send the drug overland to Nayarit.

One day before, March 18, in this neighborhood a man and a woman were arrested, who were in possession of five kilograms of marijuana.

After some intelligence work, it was possible to identify that the couple came to the house searched on several occasions, because they used it as narcotics storage and packaging site for later distribution.

With the evidence obtained, the public prosecutor assigned to the General Coordination of High Impact Crimes, requested the search warrant which was granted by a judge.

Unofficial data had indicated that documents from a suspected member of the Navy Secretariat were on the site.

According to the RIA Institute, which studies drug policy in Mexico, the production of marijuana in this country varies between 15 thousand and 27 thousand tons per year.

The cultivated area is about 114 thousand hectares, 72% of which are located in the region known as the Golden Triangle, between the states of Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Durango, an area almost dominated by Sinaloa Cartel.

So far in 2021, the federal authorities have seized just over 76 tons of narcotics in the country, of which 14,333 kilograms were seized between April 21 and May 20 of this year.

According to a report presented by Luis Cresencio Sandoval González, head of the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena), the Mexican state has also deployed 6,859 troops to eradicate 5,663 hectares of poppies and 375 hectares of marijuana.

Until May 20 of this year, authorities seized 44 thousand 57 kilos of marijuana, including 9,993 since April 21.

According to reports from Sedena, in 2020, the eradication of marijuana plantations only increased by 0.2% compared to the previous year. Out of 2,801 hectares destroyed in 2019, the number rose to 2,807 last year.

The production cycle of this plant grows between January and May, then August to November.

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