By: The Opinion Updated 16 Dec , 38: 38 pm EST
Mexican security forces struck down organized crime in one of the cities most affected by it. This is Tijuana, Baja California, where a search of a property was carried out, in which more than a ton of methamphetamine was located and seized, which was hidden in sacks , plastic bags, boxes and various containers, as reported by the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR).
The order of The search was carried out by elements of the ministerial police of the Baja California investigation agency, which was released thanks to intelligence work by the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) and the National Guard. With this a building was located that served as a warehouse for a criminal group .
Before carrying out the operation, the military elements and other organizations reinforced the patrols in the area in order to observe the movements in said property, in which, in addition to the 1, 100 kilograms of methamphetamine, a vehicle was found, a firearm magazine, a short weapon and 38 cartridges. Everything was made available to the corresponding authority.
Thus, the forces of order managed to dismantle one of the many drug warehouses that exist in the city on the border with the United States , although it is not known to which organized crime group the property belonged.
Tijuana’s geographical location has made it a desired city for organized crime, for this reason Several organizations seek to control the plaza , because not only drug trafficking is an important illegal activity in the area, it is also migrant smuggling.
Clashes between organized crime groups have caused a wave of violence that has its inhabitants in check, many of them have had to move due to insecurity.
Some areas of the city have become scenes of torture, murder and little by little they have become a to common grave Crime and impunity walk hand in hand in Tijuana, where despite constant operations and searches, the crime does not rest.
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