# Mexico seizes 60 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes and a production site > The Security Cabinet said three people were detained and four cigarette-making machines were found in a Huixquilucan operation. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Security - Country: Mexico - Published: 2026-10-04T14:04:24+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T00:50:49+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-02 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure.md) Mexico’s Security Cabinet said on October 2 that authorities seized 60 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes during a search of a warehouse in Huixquilucan, in the State of Mexico. 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. ## Data ### Counterfeit-cigarette seizure in Mexico Seizure and arrest figures reported in Mexico’s Security Cabinet account of a Huixquilucan warehouse search, dated October 2. Methodology: Seizure and arrest figures are administrative counts reported by Mexico’s Security Cabinet after the operation. The competent prosecutor determines the detainees’ legal status. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Cigarettes seized | 60 | tonnes | 2026-10-02 | observed | | People detained | 3 | people | 2026-10-02 | observed | | Cigarette-making machines | 4 | count | 2026-10-02 | observed | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure/data/mexico-counterfeit-cigarette-seizure?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-counterfeit-cigarettes-60-tonnes-seizure/data/mexico-counterfeit-cigarette-seizure?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico]() (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-02) ## Correction history - 2026-10-07T00:50:49+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)