The Mexican Attorney General's Office said this week that they had seized a truck full of a drug that was stored in coconuts.
Authorities said this week that a truck full of coconuts was seized.
Federal police arrested two people in Sonora, Mexico, they said were driving a truck full of drugs and coconuts.
The truck was reported to be heading to the US.
Photos and videos show agents opening coconuts that have been stuffed with blue pills.
Puerto Libertad is a port city that is less than four hours away from the border with Arizona.
Forbes asked the FGR for comment, but they did not reply.
The truck had a lot of coconuts on it.
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There were bags of pills in the truck.
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The coconuts have holes in them.
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