Mexico City ( CNN ) -- A judge convicted 13 members of the Mexican military of crimes connected with trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine while on duty , the country 's defense secretary said in a statement . Three officers and 10 troops were convicted of drug and organized crime charges for their involvement in the transport of 928 kilograms of methamphetamine and 30 kilograms of cocaine , the statement said . That amount of drugs is worth more than $ 120 million , according to average price estimates in the United Nations 2010 World Drug Report . The defense secretary 's statement did not provide sentencing details . It called for the law to be applied `` to the full extent , '' adding that violations of laws and military rules would not be tolerated . Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 50,000 troops to the nation 's trouble spots since he began a crackdown on drug cartels shortly after taking office in December 2006 . CNN 's Krupskaia Alis contributed to this report .
Defense ministry : 3 officers and 10 troops were charged with drug crimes . The drugs transported are worth more than $ 120 million , according to U.N. price estimates . Mexico 's president has deployed thousands of troops to combat drug cartels .