Military personnel destroyed more than 116,000 marijuana plants in Mascota: Jalisco

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THIS INFORMATION WAS POSTED BY EL OCCIDENTAL AND WRITTEN BY: ELIZABETH IBAL 

Elements of the Mexican Army made the discovery in that Magical Town.

Elements of the Mexican Army seized nearly twenty marijuana plantations containing more than 116,000 marijuana plants in the municipality of Mascota, in the Sierra Occidental region.

Regarding the seizure, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported that, through the Specialized Regional Control Prosecutor's Office (FECOR) and the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in the state, it was informed of the destruction of 17 plantations.

The statement indicated that Mexican Army personnel, while conducting ground patrols during Operation Perla, located the marijuana plantations in the mountainous area of ​​that Magical Town.

The troops destroyed approximately 116,900 marijuana plants by uprooting and burning them, and seized 470 kilograms of the drug.

The Ministry of Defense reported no arrests in this operation.  Representative samples were collected and turned over to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, which is continuing the investigation.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL