Mexican authorities have arrested three individuals—including an American woman and a dual Mexican-American national—and seized 110,000 fentanyl pills in a coordinated operation, officials announced Saturday.
The arrests were carried out by the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSCP) and the Attorney General’s Office, working alongside other federal agencies. The FBI also participated in the cross-border effort, the SSCP said in a news release.
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Joint intelligence from the U.S. and Mexico enabled agents to launch surveillance operations that led to the suspects. While patrolling in Ciudad Juárez, agents spotted two men and a woman in a vehicle. Upon noticing law enforcement, the trio attempted to flee but were quickly apprehended after a short pursuit.
Inside the vehicle, officers discovered the fentanyl pills packed into 10 clear plastic packages. Photos posted on social media by SSCP chief Omar Hamid García Harfuch show the drugs, along with four IDs and three cell phones.
All three individuals were turned over to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The seized pills are now in police custody. Authorities have not released the suspects’ names, but confirmed that the woman is an American citizen. One of the men, a dual national, is wanted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges.
Officials say the arrests are a step toward “curbing the trafficking of illicit substances and preventing drugs from reaching young people.”
President Claudia Sheinbaum has made cracking down on illegal drug distribution a central focus of her administration. This seizure adds to a series of recent fentanyl busts, including a 2024 operation that authorities described as the largest in Mexico‘s history.
