Soldiers seize 20 tonnes of marijuana hidden in a cereal truck in Sonora
Soldiers at a highway checkpoint in Benjamin Hill, Sonora seized over 22 tons (20 metric tons) of marijuana hidden among cereal boxes in a truck bound for Tijuana. The driver was arrested.
🇲🇽 Highway checkpoint, Benjamin Hill, Sonora · Mexico
Soldiers found over 22 tons (20 metric tons) of marijuana in a truck hauling
boxes of cereal during a routine inspection earlier that week at a highway
checkpoint in Benjamin Hill, Sonora, about 90 miles (150 km) south of the
Arizona border.[1][2]Hidden among the cereal boxes were 3,882 packages of
marijuana, alongside about four pounds (1.8 kg) of methamphetamine and seven
assault rifles.[1][2]
The driver, who was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and turned over to
police, said he had intended to drive the truck to the border city of Tijuana
to the west.[1][2]Mexico’s Defense Department reported the seizure on
Friday.[1][2]
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