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Mexican Authorities Seize 630 Kilos of Cocaine in Steamroller

Drug smugglers never cease to amaze authorities with their ingenuity in trafficking drugs.

This part Friday, Mexican security forces confiscated more than 630 kilograms of powder cocaine hidden inside a steamroller in the southeastern city of Ciudad del Carmen.  Mexican authorities discovered 549 packets of cocaine during the seizure.  Each packet weighed about 1,150 grams.  It is reportedly the largest seizure this year.

Authorities stopped an 18-wheeler hauling the steamroller at a routine checkpoint on the Ciudad del Carmen-Villahermosa stretch of Federal Highway 180.  While inspecting the vehicle’s paperwork, the driver appeared “extremely nervous”, prompting a search of the vehicle and its contents.  After army and navy officials arrived, the cocaine was found inside of the steamroller using a molecular detection device.

Both the cocaine and the driver of the 18-wheeler were turned over to federal authorities for prosecution.  Most of the drugs shipped across Mexican territory – much of which is destined for distribution in the U.S. – are transported over land and hidden in private automobiles or cargo trucks.

Drug related violence has seen a sharp increase in past years.  Since December of 2006 when President Felipe Calderon took office and militarised the struggle against Mexican cartels, deploying tens of thousands of army soldiers and Federal Police officers nationwide, over 34,000 lives have been lost.

Arlene Culpepper, Asst. Editor-in-Chief
Arlene Culpepper, Asst. Editor-in-Chiefhttp://www.mikodreamz.com
Vice-President & Asst. Editor-in-Chief of The Heat Magazine, Arlene is a Louisiana native, Certified Paralegal, Publicist, Owner of MIKODreamz PR, co-owner of 504Diffusion, writer, producer, and jack of all trades, who is heavily involved in her community as well as serving as Media Advisor for New Orleans Union for Entertainment (NOUE), Member of the NOLA Music Awards from 2012-present & Member of the Press Club of New Orleans. Her work is published across the web. Her PR work has been highly recognized & awarded. She was/is publicist for the late great BTY YoungN, 0017th and more. She is also working on her first novel & aspires to turn it into a film & is currently writing the authorized biography of the legendary Pimp C of UGK. She can be reached via email at Arlene@theheatmag.com. Follow her on Twitter - @CategorySeven & Instagram - @hurricanearlene.
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