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Methamphetamine seizure in Tijuana nets 1.1 ton of drugs

The methamphetamine seizure in Tijuana led federal forces to arrest a tractor-trailer driver carrying 1,140 kg of the drug, dealing a 308 million peso blow to organized crime.

Federal forces arrested the driver of a refrigerated tractor-trailer yesterday after uncovering a hidden load of 564 packages containing 1,140 kilograms of methamphetamine at an inspection post on Boulevard 2000 in the Hacienda neighborhood. Authorities estimate the street value of the shipment at roughly 308 million pesos.

Security officers from the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) halted . . .

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