Mexico: Five tons of cocaine seized at sea
September 14, 2024

The Mexican Public Prosecutor's Office says it has seized a very large shipment of cocaine on the high seas. Eight Mexicans and seven Ecuadorians have been arrested.
Outboard motors
The detainees were found at sea off the west coast of Mexico near Manzanillo, in the state of Colima. They were sailing on three small boats with three outboard motors each, without registration and lights.

A Mexican Navy vessel discovered the boats. After being spotted, the occupants all boarded one of the boats and tried to escape. They threw some of their cargo into the sea.

4931 kilo
After a chase of about an hour, the fifteen men were finally arrested.

Ultimately, 23 barrels of gasoline were seized, along with 39 empty barrels and 126 packages that, after weighing, were found to contain 4,931 kilos of cocaine.

The pressed blocks of cocaine were wrapped in black, yellow or pink plastic.