In an operation carried out by the trinomial ship-helicopter-interceptor patrol, the Secretary of the Navy (Semar) of Mexico seized a semi-submersible with more than 3.5 tons of suspected cocainein coasts of the state of Baja California Surin the Pacific Ocean.

In a statement, Semar reported, through the Mexican Navy acting as Coast Guard, that on this day naval personnel secured the aforementioned vessel and managed to arrest five alleged criminals of different nationalities who were not specified. In the note, Semar reported that from the location of the vessel It was followed by aircraft from the Mexican Navy and ocean-going Navy vessels. with helicopters and interceptor patrols they were located to intercept the illegal vessel which was carrying a load of approximately 186 packages of presumed cocaine.

“Naval agents boarded the illegal vessel in motion, under conditions of strong winds and waves on the high seas,” said the agency, which specified that the insured cargo and the detainees were transferred to the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur to be placed available to the competent authorities and the integration of the corresponding investigation folder.

The Mexican Navy explained that The boat is 26 meters long, has two internal engines, an average speed of eight knots, and an autonomy of 20 days. and stressed that “it is the first of this type to be insured in 2023 and the largest and largest load capacity that has been insured in Mexico in the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which began on December 1, 2018.

And he said that with this assurance a total of 21.29 tons of cocaine seized in the sea this year and 121 people have been arrested on the high seas in illegal activities. At the beginning of May, Semar seized 83 packages with packages that contained approximately 2 tons of cocaine inside, transported in two small vessels off the coast of Oaxaca, in the Mexican Pacific.