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Mexico and US seize 1.2 tonnes of cocaine off Oaxaca, detain six
Mexico’s Navy and the US Coast Guard seized about 1.2 tonnes of cocaine from a boat off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Six people aboard the vessel were detained.
Mexico’s Security and Citizen Protection Secretary, Omar García Harfuch, announced the operation.
He said the Navy has seized more than 90 tonnes of cocaine in maritime operations during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government.
The seizure adds to efforts to stop cocaine being moved by sea.
The available information does not say what charges the six detainees may face.
It also gives no further details about the next steps in the case.
Mexico’s Navy and the US Coast Guard seized about 1.2 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Oaxaca.
Six people aboard a vessel were detained.
Mexico’s Security and Citizen Protection Secretary Omar García Harfuch reported the operation.
Harfuch said the Navy had seized more than 90 tonnes of cocaine in maritime operations during Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration.
- Who
- Mexico’s Navy and the US Coast Guard carried out the seizure. Six people aboard the vessel were detained.
- What
- Authorities seized about 1.2 tonnes of cocaine.
- When
- Reported on October 12, 2026; the operation date is not stated.
- Where
- Off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Cocaine seized
- About 1.2 tonnes
- People detained
- Six
- Location
- Off the coast of Oaxaca
- Reported by
- Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s Security and Citizen Protection Secretary
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