FGR Seizes Over 650 Kilograms of Narcotics in Villa de Cos

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat

In a press release, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) announced that Sergio “N” has been formally charged and bound over for trial for his alleged involvement in a crime against public health, specifically in the modality of narcotics transport.

The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF)—operating under the Specialized Regional Control Prosecutor’s Office (FECOR) in Zacatecas—presented the formal charges against the defendant. Consequently, the presiding judge ordered the precautionary measure of justified preventive detention and allotted a two-month period for the complementary investigation.

The inquiry was initiated following the transfer of custody of the suspect by the Mexican Government’s Security Cabinet—specifically by personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA). This action followed the suspect’s apprehension on Federal Highway 54 (Zacatecas–Saltillo section), near the community of Sierra Vieja in Villa de Cos, Zacatecas, while he was traveling aboard a cargo vehicle.

At the time of the arrest, authorities seized 651 kilograms, 154 grams, and 8 milligrams of marijuana; 1 kilogram, 12 grams, and 30 milligrams of methamphetamine; a cellular phone; and the vehicle itself.

The press release emphasized that the individual mentioned in this statement is presumed innocent until such time as a final conviction is issued by a competent judicial authority.