Overview
- Agents discovered 165 rectangular packages of white powder hidden in 11 backpacks on a flight from Guadalajara on Friday, July 10, and detained 11 passengers.
- The detained passengers were informed of their rights and transferred to the Ministerio Público, which will open a case file and decide their legal situation.
- The operation was led by the Fiscalía General de la República’s Agencia de Investigación Criminal and carried out with SSPC, SEDENA and the National Guard under the Gabinete de Seguridad.
- Authorities said the seizure resulted from intelligence indicating possible drug trafficking by commercial passengers and from random luggage inspections at the airport.
- Tijuana’s role as a major air gateway to the United States makes the 165 kg seizure significant for cross‑border drug flows and it may prompt further federal actions as the investigation unfolds.