Authorities Seize Nearly Two Tons of Drugs Hidden in Candy Packaging in Tabasco

Boxes described as packages of coconut candy concealed nearly two tons of drugs in a cargo vehicle stopped in Tabasco, Mexican authorities said.

Security personnel intercepted the vehicle during surveillance operations on the Coatzacoalcos, Villahermosa highway in Huimanguillo. An initial check found irregularities in the supposed candy packages’ weights and dimensions. A detailed inspection uncovered 1,822 kilograms of marijuana and 81 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Authorities detained one person and placed the suspect, along with the seized drugs, at the disposal of a federal prosecutor. Prosecutors will determine the suspect’s legal situation and build the case file.

The seizure represents an estimated financial loss of more than 25 million pesos for organized crime, according to the authorities. They said the drugs also represented thousands of doses that would not reach the streets. The operation involved Mexico’s federal prosecutor’s office, army, navy, National Guard and Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection.