The Mexican army on Aug. 11 seized almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds of apparent powdered fentanyl in the northern border state of Sonora, officials said on Thursday.
Soldiers, who were acting on a tip, also found 816,486 pills apparently containing fentanyl that had been packed inside 46 drums aboard the offending truck.
The Defense Department said it had obtained information that a truck carrying powdered fruit juice concentrates to the border city of Tijuana was also carrying drugs.
The source of the information was not confirmed, however. Mexican cartels frequently pass on information to officials regarding drug shipments owned by rival gangs.
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid that was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat acute pain. It is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. As little as two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal. It is also extremely addictive….