2/2 🧵 4/5 🧵What makes this hit harder: the convoy had just come off a serious crackdown. Mexican authorities said six clandestine drug labs were dismantled over the weekend, with ovens, gas cylinders, and other production equipment seized. One lab was described by Chihuahua’s attorney general as one of the largest found in Mexico for meth production. So this wasn’t routine paperwork — it was a high-risk operation against industrial-scale narco infrastructure.
5/5 🧵The bigger point is ugly but clear: even when law enforcement wins, the risk doesn’t end at the raid. US Ambassador Ronald Johnson called the deaths a reminder of the danger faced by both Mexican and American officials working these cases, and said the mission would continue. The fight against cartel production is still a grinding, lethal job — before, during, and after the bust. 📎 Source