A traffic stop conducted by the Mexican police led to the discovery of 660 pounds of fentanyl packed into coconuts.
The drug-filled coconuts were located on Thursday in a truck driving along a highway in the northern border state of Sonora. Authorities believe the truck was headed for the US.
Prosecutors said the vehicle was spotted on a highway that borders the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
The road eventually leads to the Mexican town of Sonoyta, which is across the border from Lukeville, Arizona.
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Mexico’s attorney general released photos showing a white box truck with a pile of coconuts next to it.
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One video showed gloved officers opening the coconuts to reveal plastic bags filled with fentanyl.
Two people were arrested in connection with the drug bust, according to authorities.
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Most of the fentanyl that reaches the US is produced in Mexico, using precursor chemicals imported from China and elsewhere.
