Narcos Call SEMAR Coast Guard for Rescue: 4 Rescued and Arrested with 460 Kilos of Pot

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         Semar Authorities apprehended four subjects for the transport of drugs. Photo: Semar

4 subjects approximately 22 miles off the coast of Baja California with large marijuana load called for rescue when they suffered engine failure. They were rescued and subsequently arrested.

The detainees made the distress call after mechanical failure in the boat in which they were traveling; the Marines perform routine search and found drug packages.

The Marina/ Armada Secretariat of Mexico as a National Maritime Authority and acting as the Coast Guard, through the Second Naval Region based in Ensenada, BC; confirms that yesterday they arrested four alleged drug traffickers with 62 packages containing dried grass with characteristics similar to marijuana, weighing approximately 460 kilograms; approximately 37 kilometers west of this city and port of Ensenada, BC.

The action was carried out when the Second Naval Region received a distress alert from the Command and General Control Center of the Secretary of the Navy, where it was indicated that a Cruiser-type vessel with four people on board presented an engine failure while traveling north on the high seas of the Pacific to the west of the Playa Salsipuedes, Municipality of Ensenada, Baja California.

Therefore, the departure of a Defender-type vessel belonging to the Naval Search and  Rescue and Maritime Surveillance Station (ENSAR) of Ensenada was ordered in order to safeguard human life at sea.

When the meeting point was reached with the damaged vessel, naval personnel proceeded to perform a routine inspection as part of the protocol, in order to provide support for the repair of said mechanical failure.

During this review, several black packages with suspected illicit cargo were detected inside, finding in total 62 packages containing dried grass with the characteristics similar to marijuana, giving a total weight of approximately 460 kilograms, which was followed by the arrest of its crew and the confiscation of the alleged illicit cargo.

The detainees to whom the Human Rights Primer was read, and the secured cargo were placed at the disposal of the competent authorities to carry out the corresponding tests, determination of the ministerial weight and integration of the investigation folder. 

These actions were carried out based on the Naval Personnel Performance Protocol acting as Coast Guard, where the participation of the personnel of the Navy-Navy Secretariat of Mexico in the performance of their duties is attributed, in strict respect of Human Rights. and in compliance with the provisions of the Manual of Use of the Force of Application Common to the Three Armed Forces.