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The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) reported that in the last 5 days, more than 6 tons of cocaine have been seized due to various actions including the dismantling of at least 15 supply platforms that were used by drug traffickers in the Pacific Ocean.
After reporting the capture of a vessel carrying 2.4 tons of cocaine off the coast of Acapulco, 15 platforms located on the coasts of Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas were dismantled.
The image presented by the Navy details that one of the platforms was located 212 nautical miles from the Port of Manzanillo, Colima. Near the Port of Lázaro Cardenas, Michoacán, three of these platforms were found, which were 27, 130, and 205 nautical miles away, respectively.
According to the Navy, Guerrero is one of the states where this type of supply platforms have been found the most, as 6 were located and dismantled, all close to the Port of Acapulco. The farthest was located at 470 nautical miles, while the closest was only 79.
According to the Navy, Guerrero is one of the states where this type of supply platforms have been found the most, as 6 were located and dismantled, all close to the Port of Acapulco. The farthest was located at 470 nautical miles, while the closest was only 79.
In Oaxaca, three of these sites were found where drug traffickers supply their boats with fuel, food and exchange drugs, according to the maritime authority. These platforms are part of the drug trafficking route that begins in South America and goes through Mexico.
Mexican Cartels Further Involved in Cocaine Supply Chain
The Colombian Police Anti-Narcotics Directorate explained that “Colombian and Mexican criminal organizations join forces to generate the shipment of cocaine hydrochloride and weapons, in order to strengthen control of the different drug trafficking routes. The main alliance is the production of narcotics and money laundering”.
The 2023 Global Cocaine Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states that in Colombia, Mexican cartels have a greater presence in the country because they are closer to the center of cocaine production to access wholesale supply.
“These foreign groups do not intend to take control of the territory. Instead, they are trying to make supply lines more efficient. Their presence contributes to encouraging the cultivation of the coca bush and financing all phases of supply”, mentions the document, which also indicates that coca cultivation increased by 35% from 2020 to 2021.
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The National Police of Colombia mentioned that "it is known that the Sinaloa Cartel sends emissaries to the Colombian Caribbean coast where they make contacts with different criminal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking and agree on amounts to be sent through the modality of Go-Fast type speedboats and contaminate cargo destined for the United States and Central America”.
According to SEMAR, actions such as the monitoring of illegal vessels beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone, as well as the dismantling of these sites, and relocation of operational units to strategic areas have allowed, so far in 2023, Almost 60,000 liters of fuel have been seized, 69 engines, 616 drums, more than 119 tons of methamphetamine and 121 people have been arrested.
Sources SEMAR, La Prensa Latina
America needs to label Mexico as a narco state. Why does every Mex. president get $100 million from cartels and everyone is quiet?
ReplyDeleteYou some links? It sounds amazing
Delete8:21 shouldn’t America be labeled the drug state? The Mexicans are only moving the coke b/c it’s being snorted, smoked, and injected in every city in all 50 US states.
DeleteThe 119 ton of meth poison is what blew it. That goes too far too much damage for the kids.
DeleteAmerica needs to be labeled a terrorist state too, you supply the guns and plenty of drug addicts..what you think that the United States is all that lol...United States is crap also
DeleteIt must be ok since people are coming across by the thousands every week
Delete@03:53 you forgot about all the snorting fiends in Mexico oh and the crackheads meth heads and needle junkies in Mexico
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ReplyDeleteMexico could start by securing their border so less guns get in!
DeleteFinally a real one! People just suck off the USA and blame Mexico for everything. When we littery as Americans keep cartels strong with our demand for drugs. We sell them guns to murder people in Mexico I mean come on its bad. Refreshing to hear TRUTH!
DeleteBro! Why do you call Americans gringos. You don't see Americans calling Mexicans wetbacks on here. Why the hate? By the way you're wrong. The Mexican government has no control over the violence in Mexico. I pray 🙏 for Mexico and Mexicans to love your comman man. The violence is no good and I see no end in sight.
Delete3:25 - “Gringos” is not a slur at all. It literally just means American. It’s slang from Mexico. There is no hate or racism behind that word.
DeleteGringo came from what the Mexican soldiers called American soldiers during that ware. Americans had green uniforms “green go home.” Could be seen as a slur.
Delete9:07 negative. The origin of the word tells us its meaning.
DeleteBeing called "gringo" is ok..
Delete"gabacho", technically a word from Spain for a Frenchman, in other words somebody from the other side of the border, has a little bit of a rough edge to it..
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10:22 certainly seems like you give them plenty of money for your vices huh? I'm surprised you still have a device to post your rambles
DeleteNot to belabor the gringo point, but I've traveled throughout mesico for a half-century, ojos azules, blond hair, sticking out like a sore thumb, undoubtedly wero, but I can only remember a handful of times I ever even heard the word used..
DeleteHasn't 'gringo' fallen out of use, a relic of your bisabuelos' Spanish?
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9:54 - How can it be seen as a slur? “Wetback” is a derogatory term that obviously refers to the stereotype that Mexicans living in America had to swim across the Rio Grande to get to America, and gringo refers to the green uniforms the U.S. army used. How are those two things on the same level? Someone getting offended by the word “gringo”, doesn’t change the fact that “gringo” is still just slang for American.
DeleteCan you do an article on NXIVM cult. Salinas de Gortari son involved with said organization.
ReplyDeleteWe're not a blog about Mexican politicians.
DeleteWe're a blog about drug trafficking, cartels, and the border.
The cult was basically just a MLM that utilized coercive control. No drug trafficking involved. No organized crime involved, as far as I'm aware.
It's interesting but not really relevant to BB.
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DeleteA polite, informative, and civil response to a reader's query..
A welcome oasis in a desert of insults, one-upmanship, amenazas, and backbiting..
Thank you Ms. Hearst..
Your work's always first-rate, as is Socalj's..
And please forgive us readers that sometimes see the line between Mexican politicos and narcotics trafficking as blurred, jaja..
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No, thank you, Mr. Lizard.
DeleteHearst, politicians and narcos go hand and hand with each other, specially speaking of Carlitos de Gortari…. He’s the real sneak head… the one that has been in Narco control since late 80s…he’s the one that receives all the bribes, don’t matter what cartel…… y’all need to get your short stories straight…….
DeleteWe're not going to start covering stories simply because they're related to a Mexican politician in some way.
DeleteIf that's what you want to read, there are plenty of sites which cater to covering just that.
I will say, it is interesting wiki says:
Delete“ Seven socially prominent Mexican citizens, including Emiliano Salinas (son of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari) and Ana Cristina Fox (daughter of former president Vicente Fox), Rosa Laura Junco, Loreta Garza Dávila (a business leader from Nuevo Leon), Daniela Padilla, Camila, and Mónica Durán, have been accused of involvement.”
No touch zone even for BB Mexico's Elite's no matter how much evidence is out there
DeleteThe issue isn't a lack of evidence. The issue is that it isn't relevant to the scope of this blog.
DeleteNo wonder coke has been so cheap lately.
ReplyDeleteThe coke hasn’t been cheap because the marines in Mexico have seized 5 tons lol if anything that drives the price up. If coke has been cheap it’s probably because they’ve managed to minimize the cost in one way or another and maximize profits. They probably hav been getting more cocaine through and that’s why it’s cheaper
Delete@ 1:24 That's what I mean. These strategically placed platforms were a major contributor in driving the price down. More coke being able to make it to MX therefore more going through the border. Wholesale in GA has gone from around 28-29 a key in 2020 to 18-19 now. Dramatic price drop in such little time.
Delete80s prices again
DeleteIsn't Coke still 80 to $100 a gram? In the 90s that's what the common price was and I think it's still holds true today?
Delete@530 — it’s more like half that price today….
DeleteDepends on your location of purchase, quality and supplier
DeleteThey cracking down on cocaine dealers here in Australia. A kingpin was executed by rivals last week in Bondi Sydney. The police simply turned up at the kingpins funeral and investigated everyone turning up and that found another 10kgs of cocaine and started lots of other arrests. The so called kingpin was buying cocaine from the USA at $30,000 a kilo and then reselling it for $300,000 a kilo and he was bringing in 300kg at a time so $57million was made per load. His house was a decorated Versace mansion, he’s wife told him to stop showing off like tony soprano. His gang was called (the golden gun gang) because they found his gold desert eagle.50 in a raid. The crackdown will achieve nothing, new players will fill the gaps.
ReplyDeleteSo this is interesting does anyone know how far off the coast (not distance to port) and what kind of depth these platforms were found in?
ReplyDeleteWould be nice to see what one of these platforms looks like and the size of it. Are they anchored somehow or is the depth too great?
ReplyDeleteThey could be barrels and concrete, as long as they are anchored. Bet much more money was available to make them luxurious, food, gas up, change engine, etc.
DeleteWhat is the purpose of these offshore platforms? Do they help trafficking vessels prepare to arrive at disembarking points at the coast? Do they serve as spots at which these vessels can replenish supplies?
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