Authorities believe this is the second-largest seizure of its kind in the U.S.
They are also considered an Asian cultural delicacy and are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Border agents say smugglers tried to hide the bladders inside of a commercial shipment of frozen fish fillets. Authorities believe this seizure is the second-largest seizure of its kind in the U.S. and the largest Totoaba seizure in Arizona, to date.
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