Mexican soldiers
have seized a huge drug stash at a house in the border city of Tijuana, Baja California including about two tons of methamphetamine , eight tons of marijuana , and 131,500 pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
said Thursday that the haul included about 89 kilograms of cocaine .
No arrests were reported.
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The drugs, some packed into plastic containers and neatly packed into cardboard boxes, appeared to be destined for export to the United States . Such multi-drug shipments have become routine in the cross-border drug trade.
Mexican authorities said the drugs are worth MXN 743,116,985.
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Through a statement, SEDENA said it seized some 7,802.332 kg of a dry plant with the characteristics of marijuana, as well as 2,035.490 kg of a granulated substance similar to methamphetamine.
Likewise, they seized some 86,990 kg of a white powder that corresponds to the characteristics of cocaine; 131,560 fentanyl pills that weight 1 4.340 kg ; 4 vehicles, and one property.
SEDENA
added that the drugs and the property were made available to the corresponding authorities.
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