Coverage dated April 23, 2023 to April 24, 2023

Mexican Navy seizes almost 10 tons of liquid meth hidden in thousands of tequila bottles

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The Mexican navy has seized almost 10 tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden in 11,520 bottles of tequila intended for export.

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The Guardian
Mexican navy seizes tequila bottles containing nearly 10 tons of liquid meth (opens The Guardian)
Published Apr 23, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Intercepted over the weekend, the 11,520 bottles were bound for export before sniffer dogs alerted the authorities to the liquid
Fox News
Mexican Navy seizes 11,520 tequila bottles full of liquid meth from Pacific seaport (opens Fox News)
Published Apr 23, 2023
Fox News's feed description
Mexican Navy inspectors have intercepted a reported 11,520 tequila bottles containing liquid methamphetamine from a seaport in Manzanillo.
Los Angeles Times
Mexico seizes thousands of tequila bottles filled with liquid meth at port (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Apr 23, 2023
Los Angeles Times's feed description
The Mexican navy says its inspectors found 11,520 tequila bottles bound for export that actually contained concentrated liquid meth.
CBS News
Mexico finds tons of liquid meth in tequila bottles at port (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 23, 2023
CBS News's feed description
The Mexican Navy says they have found 11,520 tequila bottles bound for export that actually contained concentrated liquid meth.
Al Jazeera
Mexico discovers 11,520 tequila bottles with liquid meth at port (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Apr 24, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Photos of the seizure show a sniffer dog alerting inspectors to boxes of glass bottles full of brown liquid.
ABC 7 San Francisco
Mexican Navy seizes almost 10 tons of liquid meth hidden in thousands of tequila bottles (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published Apr 24, 2023
ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description
The Mexican navy has seized almost 10 tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden in 11,520 bottles of tequila intended for export.
CNN
Thousands of tequila bottles containing liquid meth seized (opens CNN)
Published Apr 24, 2023
CNN's feed description
The Mexican navy has seized almost 10 tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden in 11,520 bottles of tequila intended for export, it said in a statement on Monday.
Triblive
Mexico finds 11,520 tequila bottles with liquid meth at port (opens Triblive)
Published Apr 24, 2023
Triblive's feed description
MEXICO CITY — Mexican Navy inspectors have intercepted 11,520 tequila bottles bound for export that actually contained nearly 10 tons of concentrated liquid meth, the navy said Monday. The discovery was made Sunday at the Pacific coast seaport of Manzanillo, the navy said.
UPI
Mexican Navy seizes 19,000 pounds of meth inside tequila bottles (opens UPI)
Published Apr 24, 2023
UPI's feed description
The Mexican Navy discovered more than 19,000 pounds of meth hidden inside 11,520 bottles of tequila.

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