Overview
- The parcel was declared as cosmetics and flagged during import screening through X‑ray imaging and the customs detection dog Néstor.
- Agents found a hermetically sealed bag containing white powder that infrared testing identified as fentanyl hydrochloride.
- Officials estimate the seizure prevented about 1,040,000 doses valued at roughly 20 million dollars on the illicit market.
- The operation was conducted by a multi‑agency team from the Navy, Security Ministry, FGR, Defense, National Guard and Customs.
- Authorities described the shipment as originating from Asia, and a Security Cabinet post cited Hong Kong, though the exact source remains unconfirmed as the sample goes to the central Customs laboratory and the case to ministerial investigators.