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Mexican police find 13 pounds of heroin headed for US
MEXICO CITY – Prosecutors in Mexico say they have seized 13 1/2 pounds (6.2 kilograms) of heroin that was headed for the United States.
The Attorney General’s Office says the heroin was found in a hidden compartment of a car near the city of Iguala, Guerrero. That’s the city where officials say police in league with drug gangs kidnapped and killed more than 40 teachers’ college students.
The office says in a statement Sunday that the purified heroin — known as China white — was being transported from the Guerrero state capital of Chilpancingo.
Two men in the car told officials the drugs were to be delivered in the city of Cuernavaca and were eventually destined for the U.S. market.
Guerrero state is a main producer of opium paste.
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