Mexico's navy seizes 8.4 tonnes of illicit cargo in record drug bust

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Mexico's navy arrested 23 people in its largest-ever drugs bust, seizing some 8.4 metric tonnes of illicit cargo in an operation off the country's southwestern Pacific coast on Friday (Oct 18).   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Mexico's Navy arrested 23 people in a drug bust, seizing some 8.4 metric tons of illicit

00:08cargo in an operation off the country's southwestern Pacific coast on Friday.

00:13The Navy said the seizure was the biggest in its history for a maritime operation.

00:17The Navy also seized 8,700 liters of fuel and six boats near Lazaro Cardenas in Michoacan

00:23State and further south off the coast of Guerrero State.

00:27The seized items are worth at least US$100 million.

00:31The detainees, along with the six boats, presumed drugs and the fuel, were handed over to other

00:35authorities for investigation.

00:38The United States has urged Mexico to increase its efforts to combat drug trafficking, while

00:42Mexico has called on its neighbor to do more to prevent firearms from reaching criminal

00:46groups across the border.

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