Mexico says it seized 20 tons of meth from a drug lab in Sonora state
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Mexican law enforcement agencies say they seized over 20 tons of methamphetamine at the biggest drug lab found during the current administration
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican law enforcement agencies said Monday they seized over 20 tons of methamphetamine at the biggest drug lab found during the current administration.
The Mexican navy said Monday that the lab was located in Quiriego, a township in a remote part of the northern border state of Sonora.
It said the 91,000 pounds (41,310 kilograms) of meth found there was equivalent to about half of the 162,000 pounds of the drug Mexico has seized all year so far. Another 28,000 pounds (12,705 kilograms) of meth chemicals were found, the navy said.
Photos distributed by the navy showed a series of large metal boilers and chemical reactors arranged in a line amid the brush and low trees of the site, which was visible from the air. Over 200 centrifuges, boilers and condensing chambers were discovered, according to the navy.
The navy said its personnel destroyed the equipment, but it did not specify when the raid took place.
