Mexican police found 660 pounds of fentanyl stuffed into coconuts during a traffic stop in the northern border state of Sonora. The truck was believed to be traveling to the U.S.
Former acting DEA administrator Uttam Dhillon joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the surge in fentanyl-related deaths and who is to blame for the tragic trend.led to the discovery of 660 pounds of fentanyl stuffed into coconuts.
The drug-filled coconuts were located Thursday in a truck traveling on a highway in the northern border state of Sonora. Authorities believe the truck was heading to the U.S. Prosecutors said the vehicle was detected on a road that runs along the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez. The road eventually leads to the Mexican town of Sonoyta, which is located across the border from Lukeville, Ariz.Police in Mexico stopped a truck carrying 660 pounds of fentanyl stuffed into coconuts, which was suspected to be headed to the U.S.The discovery of 660 pounds of fentanyl-stuffed coconuts was made Thursday in a truck traveling on a highway in the northern border state of Sonora.
Mexico’s attorney general released photographs showing a white box truck with a pile of coconuts sitting next to it.
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