Mexican troops find 15 tons of meth
<p><span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="methamphetamine">methamphetamine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jalisco">Jalisco</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Soldiers">Soldiers</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="cache">cache</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tlajomulco">Tlajomulco</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Zuniga">Zuniga</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="Guadalajara">Guadalajara</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="Spokesmen">Spokesmen</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guadalajara">Guadalajara</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="further">further</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Drugs">Drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="meth">meth</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="were">were</span> 34 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="available">available</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Guadalajra">Guadalajra</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.4 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meth">meth</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meth">meth</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="Methamphetamine">Methamphetamine</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="Sinaloa">Sinaloa</span> <span word="Cartel">Cartel</span>, <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Joaquin">Joaquin</span> "<span word="El">El</span> <span word="Chapo">Chapo</span>" <span word="Guzman">Guzman</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="trafficker">trafficker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Jalisco">Jalisco</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sinaloa">Sinaloa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="methamphetamine">methamphetamine</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span>, <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>.</p>
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