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SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, MEXICO (AZFamily) — Mexican authorities seized more than 2,500 pounds of cocaine and recovered a stolen U.S. vehicle in two busts just across the border from Arizona over the weekend, according to Mexico’s Navy.
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The operations took place in Sonora, the Mexican state that borders Arizona, and were part of a broader sweep across a dozen Mexican states from Oct. 9-11. Mexico’s Security Cabinet detailed the results in a report released Monday.
Cocaine found in false-bottom toolbox
In the city of San Luis Río Colorado, just across the border from San Luis, Arizona, members of the Mexican Army arrested two people and seized 1,201 kilos (about 2,648 pounds) of cocaine that was hidden in a false bottom built into a vehicle’s toolbox.
Authorities have not publicly identified the two suspects, and it’s unclear where they were traveling to or from with the drugs.
Stolen vehicle recovered in Rocky Point raid
In Puerto Peñasco, a popular vacation spot for Arizonans also known as Rocky Point, members of the Mexican Navy, Army, National Guard and State Prosecutor’s Office raided a property in the Playa Arenos neighborhood.
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Investigators seized 16 vehicles, including an armored vehicle that had been reported stolen in the United States. It’s not known whether any of the 16 vehicles were taken from Arizona.
Part of a larger national operation
The two Sonora busts were part of a larger three-day operation that also led to arrests, weapons seizures and additional drug busts in 11 other Mexican states, according to the Security Cabinet.
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