Police have seized bread rolls stuffed with thousands of Fentanyl pills from a courier service in Mexico.
The hollowed-out rolls each contained a bag of blue pills, believed to be synthetic heroin.
Newsflash obtained a statement from Mexico’s National Guard on Tuesday, 15th November, saying that the pills were discovered at a courier company during a search by sniffer dogs.
The incident took place in the city of Culiacan, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, with the authorities saying: “In compliance with the National Public Security Strategy and to contribute to the National Addiction Prevention Strategy Together for Peace, in Sinaloa, National Guard (GN) personnel seized approximately two thousand pills of apparent fentanyl hidden inside pieces of artisanal bread.”
The authorities explained that they had raided the courier company and checked a number of packages, before suddenly one of the dogs spotted a suspicious cardboard box
The authorities added: “The national guards carried out a more thorough inspection and located inside the shipment two bags of fried tortillas known as tortilla chips, as well as a package of homemade bread filled with blue fentanyl-like pills.
“The possible narcotic was secured and made available at the office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) based in Culiacan, to continue the corresponding investigations.
“The National Guard endorses its commitment to the public to eradicate in the country the distribution of all kinds of substances that affect the health of the population.”
It was unclear at the time of writing if the authorities had made any arrests in connection with the discovery of the drugs.