{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure","available_at":"2026-10-06T23:11:38.051599Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"3c3b112c2002150a25f7069b51d479d1f372ac62ec708d21741c3ac7c06de26a","input_sha256":"80d9528b413ba686eb05250efb4d6b7a315dfbc307f6764abad1a1a1f0d00bb1","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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The government account also listed four cigarette-making machines and more than two million cigarettes among the items seized.","Three people were detained; officials said two were foreign nationals. The detainees and seized items were handed to prosecutors, and the building was sealed, according to the statement. Their legal status remains to be determined; the figures are those reported by the institutions describing the operation."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:50:49+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"MX","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أرقام المضبوطات والموقوفين التي وردت في بيان مجلس الأمن المكسيكي عن تفتيش مستودع في هويكسكيلوكان بتاريخ 2 أكتوبر.","de":"Zahlen zu Beschlagnahmungen und Festnahmen laut Mitteilung des Sicherheitskabinetts von Mexiko zur Durchsuchung eines Lagers in Huixquilucan vom 2. 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Die zuständige Staatsanwaltschaft bestimmt den rechtlichen Status der Festgenommenen.","en":"Seizure and arrest figures are administrative counts reported by Mexico’s Security Cabinet after the operation. The competent prosecutor determines the detainees’ legal status.","es":"Las cantidades incautadas y las detenciones son cifras administrativas comunicadas tras el operativo por el Gabinete de Seguridad de México. La fiscalía competente determinará la situación jurídica de las personas detenidas.","fr":"Les quantités saisies et arrestations sont les chiffres administratifs communiqués après l’opération par le Cabinet de sécurité mexicain. Le ministère public compétent déterminera le statut juridique des personnes arrêtées.","pt":"Os números de apreensões e detenções são contagens administrativas informadas pelo Gabinete de Segurança após a operação. Cabe ao Ministério Público competente determinar a situação jurídica dos detidos.","tr":"Müsadere ve gözaltı miktarları, Meksika Güvenlik Kabinesi’nin operasyon sonrası açıklamasında aktardığı idari sayılardır. 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