Badanov's Buzzkill Bulletin
2011-06-09
Posted by: badanov
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Mexican Army personnel seized 1,980 liters of liquid methamphetamine, 593 kilograms of methametamine in semi-solid form, 509 kilograms of processed marijuana, 518 kilograms of unprocessed marijuana, four kilograms of cocaine, 14 kilograms of methamphetamine and 28 kilograms of opium gum as well as numerous weapons and munitions in various counternarcotics operations nationwide since May 28th.
- Two unidentified armed suspects were shot and killed by a Mexican Army unit in Sinaloa state May 30th.
A detachment of the Mexican 9th Military Zone intercepted a convoy of seven vehicles on the San Miguel Zapotitlän-Villa de Ahome road in the Ahome municipality, and returned fire on the group after the soldiers were fired on. The unit seized seven rifles, two handguns, one 40mm grenade launcher, two 40mm grenades, 27 rockets, 78 weapons magazines, 2.736 rounds of ammunition, four different vehicles and tactical gear.
- A unit of the Mexican 36th Military Zone discovered and dismantled a drug laboratory in Chiapas state May 29th. The lab was discovered in ejido (farm) La Union in Huixtla municipality, where soldiers found 1,800 liters of liquid methamphetamine, 27,500 kilograms of caustic soda, 381 liters of precursor chemicals, 581 200-liter capacity barrels, two handguns, 72 rounds of ammunition, two trucks and various other equipment.
- A unit of the Mexican 11th Military Zone conducting counternarcotics operations in Zacatecas state between May 31st and June 1st arrested three individuals and seized a number of weapons and drugs.
The operations were carried out in Teul de Gonzalez Ortega, Florencia de Benito Juarez and Villanueva municipalities where soldiers seized six rifles, 43 doses of cocaine, 94 weapons magazines, 1,716 rounds of ammunition, eight vehicles (six stolen), and tactical gear.
- A detachment of the Mexican 10th Military Zone seized drugs and drug related material in Tamazula, Durango May 31st. A total of 509 kilograms of processed marijuana, 518 kilograms of unprocessed marijuana, 20 kilograms of marijuana seed, and two kilograms of poppy seed.
- A unit of the Mexican 14th Military Zone along with a Policia Federal detachment arrested one unidentified individual and seized drugs at a checkpoint in Aguascalientes June 2nd. The checkpoint was near the village of Cosio in Aguascalientes municipality where soldiers found four kilograms of cocaine and four kilograms of methamphetamine.
- Units of the Mexican 15th Military Zone seized two drug laboratories and a number of weapons and munitions in two separate incidents in Jalisco state June 4th.
In the village of La Joya de Santana in Tamazula de Gordiano municipality a Mexican Army unit found 3,300 kilograms of chemicals, 100 kilograms of caustic soda, three kilograms of phenyl acetic acid and various stills and containers. A second lab was found with 1,700 kilograms of chemicals, 50 kilograms of caustic soda,and various containers.
Army personnel arrested one individual on calle 15 de Mayo in the village of Matancillas in Ojuelos municipality and seized an AK-47 assault rifle, seven AK-47 magazines with 150 rounds of AK-47 cartridges total, two vehicles, a radio and a laptop computer.
- A unit of the Mexican 41st Military Zone seized two drug laboratories and arrested one unidentified suspect in Jalisco state June 4th. The laboratory was found in the village of Manzanilla in the La Huerta municipality.
Among the materiel seized were 10 kilograms of methamphetamine, five rifles, 29 rounds of ammunition, MP $11,100.00 (USD $938.57), 400 liters of liquid chemicals, 800 liters of solid chemicals, 75 kilograms of caustic soda, 50 kilograms of chloride dioxide and 140 liters of precursor chemicals.
- A unit of the Mexican 9th Military Zone arrested two women and seized drugs and cash June 4th in Sinaloa state. The army unit set up a checkpoint on a highway near the village of Villa Union in Mazatlan municipality where it stopped a bus from Nayarit bound for Mazatlan, Sinaloa, and conducted a search.
Two unidentified female passengers were found to be holding 28 kilograms of opium gum and MP $33,400.00 (USD $2824.16) in cash in their personal luggage.
- A detachment of the Mexican 7th Military Zone fought a gunfight with armed suspects in Genaro Vazquez colony in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Tuesday. The unit was fired on by armed suspects in a vehicle. Following the gunfire exchange military personnel seized the vehicle, arms and munitions.
- A unit of the Mexican 6th Military Zone seized weapons and a vehicle in two separate raids on remote ranches in Coahuila state June 7th.
On El Ranco Tres Hermanos in the Allende municipality soldiers seized eight rifles, one handgun, 388 weapons magazines, 35 rounds of ammunition, two boxes of machine gun linked ammunition, 245 links of different calibers, four steel handcuffs and 17 dismantled guns.
On El Rancho San Juan in Progreso municipality, soldiers seized a custom armored vehicle.
- A unit of the Mexican 9th Military Zione dismantled a drug laboratory in Sinaloa state June 7th.
The drug lab was located in the village of Los Sitios de Arriba in the sindicatura of San Nicoläs del Sitio in Badiraguato municipality where soldiers found 180 liters of liquid methamphetamine, 593.4 kilograms of methamphetamine semisolid, 28 liters of methanol, one liter of methyl alcohol, one liter of hydrochloric acid, 450 liters of colorless acid, 3 liters of colorless solvent, 22 kilograms of caustic soda , two kilograms of tartaric acid, 600 kilograms of sodium acetate, 12 reactors, 15 metal capacitors, 80 kilograms of an unknown substance and miscellaneous equipment.