### [2026-09-4](/feed/2026/09/4/index.md)

##### Mexican drug war
# Mexico's navy, the attorney general, and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection seize approximately 16.8 tonnes of methamphetamine and dismantle three clandestine drug laboratories in Sinaloa. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/world/mexico-seizes-17-tons-of-amphetamines-in-sinaloa-govt-3000534)

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