Secretariat Of Mexican Navy destroys in Nayarit 15 marijuana plantations

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

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These plantations covered an area of approximately 25 thousand 700 square meters

12/26/2024

Crys Benítez / Correspondent

Tepic, Nayarit - The Secretary of the Navy through the Mexican Navy informs that, in recent days, naval personnel carried out the location and eradication of 15 marijuana plantations in the State of Tepic, Nayarit.

Vice Admiral Felix Quiroz Javier, Commander of the Tenth Naval Zone, explained that in different actions carried out by Navy personnel in the vicinity of the municipalities of Jala, Ixtlan del Rio and Santa Maria del Oro, 15 marijuana plantations were located and eradicated.

These plantations covered an area of approximately 25,700 square meters, with approximately 555,750 plants weighing approximately 166,725 kilograms.

Two metal magazines, 58 cartridges, nine magazine holders and a tactical vest with magazine holders were also seized and were handed over to the competent authorities for the corresponding investigation.

In the permanent fight against drug trafficking and in view of the increase in the consumption and popularity of various illegal drugs worldwide, the High Command of the Mexican Navy instructed naval personnel to establish operations to locate, seize and destroy illicit crops.

In conclusion, Vice Admiral Felix Quiroz Javier added that with these actions, the Secretary of the Navy, through the Mexican Navy, contributes to the Mexican Government's joint efforts to combat the production and processing of drugs in the country, thereby weakening the manufacture of drugs by criminal groups and preventing their distribution and sale, thus preventing them from being within the reach of young Mexicans.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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