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Almost One Tonne of Cocaine Seized in Mexico on Border With Guatemala - Reports

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Mexican soldiers found three pickup trucks with more than a tonne (2,200 pounds) of cocaine and precursors on the border with Guatemala in the southeastern state of Chiapas, Mexican media reported on Tuesday.
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The personnel seized 899 packages of cocaine weighing 926 kilograms and 120 kilograms of a chemical precursor, Mexican newspaper Milenio said.
The pickup trucks were moving at a high speed, so an army patrol was sent after them, the newspaper said, adding that after a few miles, the drivers abandoned their cars and fled.
The vehicles and drugs were transferred to the border city of Tapachula, and a criminal case was initiated.
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