This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/6459301.stm
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Mexico police in $205m cash haul | Mexico police in $205m cash haul |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Mexican police have seized what they say is one of the biggest amounts of cash confiscated in an anti-drug raid. | Mexican police have seized what they say is one of the biggest amounts of cash confiscated in an anti-drug raid. |
More than $205m (£103m) were found in the Mexico City safe house, as well as guns and drugs. | More than $205m (£103m) were found in the Mexico City safe house, as well as guns and drugs. |
Seven people were arrested. They are accused of illegally importing chemicals to make methamphetamines. | |
The total recovered in similar raids in 2006 was about $53m. The government has vowed to crack down on the drug cartels which are terrorising parts of Mexico. | The total recovered in similar raids in 2006 was about $53m. The government has vowed to crack down on the drug cartels which are terrorising parts of Mexico. |
Imports from India | |
The dollars were found hidden in walls, suitcases and cupboards in a mansion in an upmarket district of Mexico City, together with smaller amounts of euros and Mexican pesos. | |
Eight cars, seven weapons and machinery for making tablets were also seized. | |
Prosecutors said the raid was part of an investigation into a pharmaceutical company suspected of importing chemicals to make the drugs from India. | |
The investigation began with the seizure of 19.5 metric tons of pseudoephedrine in the Mexican port of Lazaro Cardenas, they said. | |
Correspondents say Mexico has become one of the largest producers of methamphetamine since a crackdown on laboratories in the US. | |
Methamphetamine is a chemical variant of amphetamine with much more powerful effects. Abuse is particularly bad in rural areas in the US. |
Previous version
1
Next version