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Mexico seizes 35 tonnes of suspected meth-making chemicals in Mazatlán
Mexico's security authorities seized 35 tonnes of suspected drug-making chemicals from a truck in Mazatlán, in the state of Sinaloa.
Three people were detained during the operation on the highway between Mazatlán and Culiacán.
Authorities preliminarily identified the granular substance as lead acetate, a chemical used to make methamphetamine.
The load was carried in a refrigerated truck and divided among 18 pallets.
The seizure is part of a security operation aimed at disrupting drug production and criminal groups in Sinaloa.
The same highway location had also been the site of a separate seizure of 133 kilograms of methamphetamine earlier that month.
Authorities have not said what will happen next in this case.
Mexican authorities seized 35 tonnes of chemicals suspected of being used to make methamphetamine in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
Three people were arrested in the operation.
The substance was carried in a refrigerated Freightliner truck heading toward Mazatlán.
Authorities said the seizure was part of efforts to strengthen security in Mazatlán, Culiacán and the wider state of Sinaloa.
Officials preliminarily identified the granular substance as lead acetate, a chemical used in methamphetamine production.
- Who
- Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection carried out the operation. Three people were arrested.
- What
- Authorities seized 35 tonnes of a chemical suspected of being used to make methamphetamine.
- When
- November 10, 2026.
- Where
- At kilometre 033+450 of the federal highway between Mazatlán and Culiacán, in Sinaloa, Mexico.
- Why
- The operation was part of efforts to strengthen security and combat drug production.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Authorities carried out the seizure and arrested three people in the Mazatlán area.
Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced the operation.
- Chemicals seized
- 35 tonnes
- Arrests
- 3 people
- Location
- Kilometre 033+450, federal highway 15 between Mazatlán and Culiacán
- Truck
- Freightliner with a refrigerated cargo box
- Cargo arrangement
- 18 pallets, made up of 16 two-tonne pallets and two 1.5-tonne pallets
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What people are saying
We continue to strengthen actions to combat drug production, weaken the capabilities of criminal groups and protect the families of Sinaloa.