The Security Cabinet and its collection of “achievements”
Ah, the Government of Mexico, always so modest, gives us another press release that looks like the inventory of a drug warehouse. “Operation Northern Border“, that show that began in February as if it were just another season of Narcos: Mexico, has just added new “hits” to its resume. The numbers? 2,670 detainees (who will probably be released tomorrow), 2,327 weapons (enough to assemble a toy army) and 29,734 kg of drugs (because nothing says “we are winning the war” like tons of illegal substances circulating).
The highlights of the police reality show
In Tijuana, two lost souls and 21.8 kilos of cocaine (a casual afternoon for the local cartel). In Ensenada, they removed 14 illegal surveillance cameras (because secretly recording is only for influencers, not for drug traffickers). Chihuahua contributed its grain of sand with “improvised” explosive devices (read: homemade, like grandma makes tamales). And in Pesquería, 360 kilos of marijuana (which, let’s be honest, is the equivalent of a weekend in Colorado).
But the award for “most creative” goes to Sinaloa: 1,038 fentanyl pills (just in case the opioid was not in fashion) and a machine gun (for those days when work stress is pressing). Sonora, for its part, secured 837 more pills (could there be a “2×1” promotion on the black market?) and Tamaulipas closed with two weapons and 15 cartridges (just enough for an express shootout).
The most ironic thing: all this was done “with full respect for human rights.” Of course, because nothing humanizes more than confiscating a solar charger for surveillance cameras (priorities, gentlemen).
And now what? Surely these seizures will mysteriously disappear before reaching the laboratory, the detainees will reappear in another square and the weapons… well, those always find a new owner. Meanwhile, the Security Cabinet will continue issuing statements that look like El Chapo’s supermarket list.
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