Mexican Navy busts massive liquid meth operation disguised in tequila bottles.
TL;DR
The Mexican navy has seized almost 10 tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden in 11,520 bottles of tequila intended for export. The drugs were discovered using sniffer dogs and a chemical identification system, and were confirmed to be meth after further analysis. Meth is a highly addictive stimulant that is often dissolved into solutions to make it harder to detect during transport. The navy has already seized and destroyed approximately 114 tons of meth this year.
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