Mexican authorities arrested a man in the state of Sonora after discovering 275,000 fentanyl pills in a shipment of cactus.
Officials in Mexico said the man was transporting 32 kilograms (about 70 pounds) of fentanyl, which they say is worth more than $6 million.
Authorities said the drugs were hidden inside a trailer containing boxes of nopales — the pads of prickly pear cactus, which are commonly cooked and eaten in Mexico.
The 29-year-old was stopped and detained at a vehicle inspection point in southern Sonora.
Officials say the arrest was a joint operation between different security forces in Mexico. Those forces include the Mexican National Guard, which increased its ranks at the border last month in negotiations between President Trump and Mexico to delay tariffs.
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