Mexico Nabs Over a Ton of Fentanyl in Largest Ever Seizure

The contents of a vehicle are displayed after Mexican authorities conducted a joint operation, seizing fentanyl, at an unknown location, in this social media image released on Dec. 4, 2024. Omar H Garcia Harfuch via Reuters

MEXICO CITY—Mexican security forces said on Wednesday they had made the largest fentanyl seizure in the country’s history, impounding 1,100 kilograms of the synthetic opioid in the state of Sinaloa.

In a statement, law enforcement said the seizure was the equivalent of 20 million fentanyl doses and would cause an economic hit to organized crime of an estimated $400 million.