asegurar/decomisar

Question

I am reading this evening on Proceso.com.mx and I am seeing several headlines that say things like "Aseguran 24 toneladas de precursores" and"Asegura EU 50 mil cartuchos para cuerno de chiva que venían a México" z "Asegura Policía Federal 42 kilos de cocaína".

Am I correct that in this context the correct translation would be "to seize" or "to confiscate"? In this context would ":asegurar" be a synonym of "decomisar"?

Gracias de antemano.

Answer 1

It seems that way - here's a translation that puts asegurada as seized

The seized drug was available to the social representative of the Federation in turn attached to central city areas (Agency-AICM), who started a preliminary investigation, continuing with the respective investigations.

La droga asegurada quedó a disposición del representante social de la Federación en turno adscrito a la Subdelegación Zona Centro (Agencia-Aicm), quien dio inicio a la averiguación previa correspondiente, continuando con las investigaciones respectivas.

Sí, me parece que tienes razón. Gracias! - mountaingirl123, Oct 21, 2011

Answer 2

Quizás esta definición sea adecuada:

Asegurar

Preservar o resguardar de daño a alguien o algo

Gracias, Marianne - Wouldn't that mean to insure the safety of someone or something? - mountaingirl123, Oct 21, 2011