Mexican Navy Sets Record With Six-Boat, Eight-Tonne Drug Bust

Last week, the Mexican Navy made its largest drug bust ever in a complex multi-vessel sting operation off the coast of Michoacan and Guerrero. 

On Friday, a Mexican Navy patrol boat and helicopter spotted a go-fast boat with three outboard motors and eight people on board. When the suspects found out that they were being followed, they tossed marked packages over the side of their boat. They were apprehended, and 94 packages and 38 drums of fuel were recovered. The haul totaled 2.1 tonnes of unspecified drugs.