San Quintin, Baja Ca: 1,456 Kilograms of Misc Drugs Seized

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A total of 1,456 kilograms of drugs, distributed in 65 packages, were found near San Quintín, Baja Ca by personnel from the entity’s different security institutions in the Municipality of Ensenada.

The elements of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), Secretary of the Navy (Semar) and National Guard, who participated in the operation, detailed that there were 588 kilograms of marijuana, 810 kilograms of synthetic drugs and 8 kilograms of marijuana seeds. Everything was presented to the Attorney General of the Republic based in the port of Ensenada.
The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) managed to intercept a boat that was transporting more than a ton of various drugs, while sailing near the Bahia Falso and Punta Azufre, in Cabo San Quintín, Baja California.
The riverside vessel was located thanks to intelligence work by the San Quintín Regional Coordinator, the Second Naval Region and the 67th. Infantry Battalion of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), which deployed an operation by air, land and sea to intercept it.

This deployment forced the crew to run aground on the beach and abandon the boat with the outboard motor and cargo, as well as to flee on foot.
After securing the boat, Semar elements found that it was carrying 65 packages that contained 588 kilograms of marijuana, 8 kilos of marijuana seed, and 810 kilograms of synthetic drug.
There were no detainees and the seized drug was presented to the state delegation of the Attorney General of the Republic, to integrate the corresponding investigation folder.

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