Authorities Make $62 Million Drug Bust 5 Miles South of US-Mexico Border

Authorities Make $62 Million Drug Bust 5 Miles South of US-Mexico Border
The U.S.-Mexico border wall is seen in Organ Pipe National Park south of Ajo, Ariz., on Feb. 13, 2020. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Mexican authorities found $62 million worth of drugs hidden in an abandoned tractor-trailer roughly five miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend, according to reports.

Mayor Armando Cabada of Juarez, Chihuahua, announced Sunday that an anonymous tip led to the discovery of more than one ton of marijuana, 9 pounds of fentanyl, 144 pounds of crystal meth, and 12 pounds of heroin, according to Border Report. Mexican military as well as federal and local police were involved in the bust, which did not lead to any arrests. The narcotics were hidden between sacks of plaster mix inside the trailer.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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