A traffic stop by Mexican police led to the discovery of 660 pounds of fentanyl stuffed into coconuts.
The drug-filled coconuts were found Thursday in a truck traveling on a highway in the northern border state of Sonora. Authorities believe the truck was headed for the United States
Prosecutors said the vehicle was detected on a highway bordering the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez.
The road eventually leads to the Mexican city of Sonoyta, which is across the border from Lukeville, Arizona.
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Mexico’s attorney general has released photographs showing a white van with a pile of coconuts next to it.
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Officers wearing gloves were seen on video opening 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 arrives in the United States is produced in Mexico, using precursor chemicals imported from China and elsewhere.
