Federal forces dismantled three clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in Guerrero on Sunday, September 6, seizing more than 2,400 kilos of chemical substances and nine reactors, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch announced. Two were located in Zirándaro de los Chávez and one in Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga.
The operation was a joint effort among the Secretariat of National Defense, the National Guard, and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, in coordination with the Guerrero state government. García Harfuch stated that "these actions directly undermine the production and supply capacity of drugs reaching the streets, as well as the revenue streams of criminal organizations." The find follows another recent dismantlement in the region: in March 2026, a laboratory in Técpan de Galeana held nearly 20,000 kilos of solid chemical substances, according to Infobae. The successive seizures reveal sustained production capacity along the corridor between the Costa Grande and Tierra Caliente.
The seized inventory includes more than 260 drums with a 200-liter capacity, 11 containers of 500 liters, more than 60 gas tanks, 150 sacks of caustic soda, 663 kilograms of ammonium chloride, and approximately one thousand kilos of chemical precursors, as well as condensers, distillers, and other production equipment. The scale of the equipment, with nine reactors and dozens of drums, corresponds to industrial-level production. García Harfuch noted that the operation involved collaboration and intelligence sharing with U.S. agencies, and credited the Mexican Army with locating the sites in high-risk areas. Zirándaro, a municipality bordering Michoacán, had already seen a similar facility dismantled in January 2025, according to Infobae.
The report leaves a benchmark for forthcoming coverage: the volume of precursors, inputs, and equipment seized, which measures the production capacity removed from criminal organizations. In 2026, the Costa Grande has now logged dismantlements in Técpan, Zirándaro, and Coahuayutla, a series that subsequent security dispatches will continue to track.
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