Authorities in northern Mexico found about 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden in a box of sliced cactus on Wednesday, a typical Mexican food staple in Mexico.
Mexican law enforcement said they caught about 275,000 deadly drugs in the border state of Sonora, Arizona, and arrested a 29-year-old man. The drugs are worth about $6.5 million. Authorities found pills and medications in powder form.
The seizure occurred at a military checkpoint on the Mexican highway, connecting the northern state of Sinaloa and Sonora, where police searched a trailer with a Nopales package.
This is just the latest game in cat and mouse games between drug smugglers and authorities around the world as traffickers find increasingly strange ways to sneak drugs into other countries. Cocaine and fentanyl bags were found hidden in hair extensions and stored Interior car muffler,,,,, Toasthidden in avocado, banana. Some organizations have used it Submarine transport Illegal drugs on international borders.
Seizures are also in a tense moment between Mexico and the United States as Mexico scrambles to meet President Donald Trump’s request Stop fentanyl flow and immigrate to the north, he once Prove 25% tariff He was placed Tuesday despite northern immigration and fentanyl overdose Already tilted Before Trump took office. President Trump makes similar demands for Canada, but officials say Very little fentanyl Flowing through that boundary.
Trump said on Wednesday that he will award the One month’s tariff exception For automakers, the first thing to do to offset the economic explosion tax will be eliminated.
