Mexican officials announced that they had seized 18 kilograms of fentanyl hidden in a bus

Mexican officials announced that they had seized 18 kilograms of fentanyl hidden in a bus. This was done under mounting pressure from President Donald Trump on Mexico to curb drug trafficking. Trump has cited illegal flows of the deadly opioid and migrants as reasons for a planned 25 percent tariff on Mexican goods that the White House said would take effect on Saturday.

The Latin American nation has announced a series of major fentanyl seizures in recent weeks in an apparent attempt to highlight increased efforts to combat drug smuggling. The latest haul was discovered in the spare wheel compartment of a passenger bus during a search on a highway in the northwestern border state of Sonora, authorities said.

Two kilograms of heroin were found along with the fentanyl pills, according to a joint statement from the defense, navy and security ministries as well as the public prosecutor's office and the National Guard.

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