MEXICO đŸ‡ČđŸ‡œÂ (coast of Guerrero) : Navy seizes 1,600 kilos of cocaine

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Navy sailors stand guard next to packages of cocaine, displayed between two navy ships

The Navy confiscated more than a metric ton of cocaine off the coast of Guerrero, SEMAR announced Wednesday. (SEMAR)

The Mexican Navy on Wednesday announced that its personnel had seized around 1,600 kilograms of cocaine from a vessel on the open sea southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero.

The Ministry of the Navy (SEMAR) and other federal security authorities said in a statement that Navy personnel performing Coast Guard functions off Mexico’s Pacific coast seized 54 packages containing a total of 1,600 packages of cocaine.

Navy officials guard packages of cocaine displayed on a ship's helicopter landing pad at sea
The Navy spotted the smugglers during routine patrols of known drug trafficking routes, officials said. (SEMAR)

The cocaine-carrying vessel was located during “maritime and aerial patrols to maintain the rule of law,” according to the SEMAR statement.

Navy vessels and aircraft were monitoring known drug trafficking routes, the ministry said.

SEMAR said that the seizure was “part of the actions to prevent illicit substances reaching the streets.”

No arrests were reported. The confiscated cocaine was turned over to the “appropriate authority,” SEMAR said.

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