**In Mexico, more and more tons of narcotics, seized in recent years, have been destroyed in the state of Sonora.**
The Secretariat of National Defense of Mexico announced the destruction of large quantities of narcotics, seized in the state of Sonora. According to official reports, soldiers from the army and the National Guard unloaded the materials from the cargo vehicle in a control point in San Luis Rio Colorado.
**Operation Details** As a result of the verification, 1777 kilograms of methamphetamine, 4 kilograms of fentanyl and 5 kilograms of opium were destroyed. The driver of the transport, who came from the city of Espinal (State of Sinaloa) in Mexico, was arrested at the site. "The seized and seized materials were handed over to the competent authorities for their destruction, the continuation of the investigation and the prosecution of the responsible parties," it was stated in the communication.
**Context and Statistics** The decision on the massive operation "Northern Granite" was made by Mexicans in February in the framework of bilateral agreements with the USA. This initiative was aimed at combating drug trafficking and preventing the importation of other types of weapons into the country from the United States after the administration of Donald Trump, which increased by 25% the import of weapons from Mexico. According to data for 22 September, after the operation in the valley, 98.3 tons of narcotic substances were destroyed, including 452.3 kilograms of fentanyl, and also 7482 weapons, used for illegal carrying.
