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Personnel from the Navy Secretariat located more than 300 improvised explosive devices and nearly 300 kilograms of explosives during security operations carried out in El Rosario.

Specialized naval personnel secured the area and deactivated the devices on-site to prevent risks to the population.

Source - https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/08/18/marina-desactiva-300-explosivos-en-el-rosario-sinaloa/

Marine, Customs, and ANAM personnel carried out two seizures at the Mexico City International Airport. During an initial inspection, eight containers holding 245.5 kilograms of methamphetamine were detected.

In another search, the canine unit Max IV flagged the luggage of a passenger arriving from Lima, Peru, where 18 packages of coca leaves in various presentations were subsequently found.

Source - https://aristeguinoticias.com/1808/mexico/perro-de-la-marina-detecta-dos-cargamentos-de-droga-en-el-aicm/

Elements of the Mexican Army and the National Guard detained two individuals identified as suspected members of the Pacific Cartel during patrols carried out in Mazatlán.

In the intervention, a truck transporting 19 long guns, 1,131 magazines and 15,480 cartridges of various calibers, as well as tactical equipment, was secured. Source in Spanish

Source - https://elheraldoslp.com.mx/new/2026/08/15/detienen-a-dos-presuntos-integrantes-del-cartel-del-pacifico-en-mazatlan/

David “N” was detained while driving a semi-truck on the Puerto Peñasco-Sonoyta highway, where he was transporting a load that appeared to be cattle feed from Sinaloa.

During the inspection, SSPC agents located containers hidden among the bundles inside the refrigerated box. The shipment turned out to contain 2 tons 600 kilos and 540 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride. Source will be in Spanish

Source - https://www.gob.mx/presidencia/es/articulos/version-estenografica-conferencia-de-prensa-de-la-presidenta-claudia-sheinbaum-pardo-del-11-de-agosto-de-2026?idiom=es&utm\_source=chatgpt.com

Source - https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-officers-seize-more-17-million-cocaine-del-rio-port-entry

Source - https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2026/08/09/estados/localizan-y-desmantelan-narcolaboratorio-de-elaboracion-de-drogas-sinteticas-en-zacatecas

The Mexican Army located two clandestine laboratories and three zones in Culiacán, Sinaloa where materials allegedly used to manufacture methamphetamine were concentrated.

In total, 16,978 liters and 2,130 kilograms of chemical substances were secured, along with equipment related to the production of synthetic drugs.

Source - https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexican-army-dismantles-large-narco-lab-culiacan/