A Mexican Navy soldier stands guard as seven tons of seized cocaine are incinerated August 4 at the naval base in Huatulco, Mexico. Mexican soldiers have taken over a vast compound in central Mexico dedicated to the production, warehousing and distribution of illegal drugs, the military said in a statement Friday August 7, 2009.
Soldiers found 22 buildings on the 240-hectare (593-acre) property in Durango state that include laboratories for the production of crystal methamphetamine, the military said Friday.
The complex includes dormitories, kitchens, rest homes, storage warehouses and laboratories.
It also has "luxury quarters" for the compound manager, the statement read.
At the site the soldiers found "several thousand" kilos of packed marijuana, as well as chemicals "that correspond to the characteristics of the synthetic drug known as 'Crystal,'" the statement read.
Also found were 18 vehicles, including a front loader.
The Mexican government is at war with the country's powerful drug cartels, and has deployed some 36,000 soldiers across the country to battle the cartels since 2006.
Some 9,600 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since the start of 2008, despite the security clampdown.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
DTN News: Mexican Military Uncovers Vast Drug Compound
DTN News: Mexican Military Uncovers Vast Drug Compound
*Source: DTN News / Int'l Media
(NSI News Source Info) MEXICO CITY - August 9, 2009: Mexican soldiers have taken over a vast compound in central Mexico dedicated to the production, warehousing and distribution of illegal drugs, the military said in a statement. A Mexican Navy soldier stands guard as seven tons of seized cocaine are incinerated August 4 at the naval base in Huatulco, Mexico. Mexican soldiers have taken over a vast compound in central Mexico dedicated to the production, warehousing and distribution of illegal drugs, the military said in a statement Friday August 7, 2009.
Soldiers found 22 buildings on the 240-hectare (593-acre) property in Durango state that include laboratories for the production of crystal methamphetamine, the military said Friday.
The complex includes dormitories, kitchens, rest homes, storage warehouses and laboratories.
It also has "luxury quarters" for the compound manager, the statement read.
At the site the soldiers found "several thousand" kilos of packed marijuana, as well as chemicals "that correspond to the characteristics of the synthetic drug known as 'Crystal,'" the statement read.
Also found were 18 vehicles, including a front loader.
The Mexican government is at war with the country's powerful drug cartels, and has deployed some 36,000 soldiers across the country to battle the cartels since 2006.
Some 9,600 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since the start of 2008, despite the security clampdown.
A Mexican Navy soldier stands guard as seven tons of seized cocaine are incinerated August 4 at the naval base in Huatulco, Mexico. Mexican soldiers have taken over a vast compound in central Mexico dedicated to the production, warehousing and distribution of illegal drugs, the military said in a statement Friday August 7, 2009.
Soldiers found 22 buildings on the 240-hectare (593-acre) property in Durango state that include laboratories for the production of crystal methamphetamine, the military said Friday.
The complex includes dormitories, kitchens, rest homes, storage warehouses and laboratories.
It also has "luxury quarters" for the compound manager, the statement read.
At the site the soldiers found "several thousand" kilos of packed marijuana, as well as chemicals "that correspond to the characteristics of the synthetic drug known as 'Crystal,'" the statement read.
Also found were 18 vehicles, including a front loader.
The Mexican government is at war with the country's powerful drug cartels, and has deployed some 36,000 soldiers across the country to battle the cartels since 2006.
Some 9,600 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since the start of 2008, despite the security clampdown.
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