Overview
- A Navy sniffer dog flagged a passenger’s wheelchair at Mexico City International Airport after which X‑ray images showed hidden compartments.
- Agents conducting a hands‑on check found eight wrapped packages that held 8.8 kilograms of suspected cocaine inside the chair’s frame.
- Marines detained the traveler and, in coordination with federal prosecutors and customs officials, placed him at the disposal of the public prosecutor for suspected public‑health crimes.
- The seized packages were moved under guard to forensic labs for purity and exact‑weight tests, which officials say are pending.
- Authorities estimate the haul blocked roughly 18,000 retail doses and dealt an economic hit of about 1.9 million pesos to criminal groups.