American Woman Among Trio Caught in Mexico With 110,000 Fentanyl Pills After High-Speed Chase

An American woman is among three suspects arrested in Mexico after a car chase led police to a massive fentanyl haul of 110,000 pills, Mexican authorities announced this week.

The arrests, carried out in Chihuahua state, involved an American citizen, a man with dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship, and another Mexican national, according to Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection. The trio was identified through an intelligence operation supported by multiple Mexican agencies in coordination with the FBI.

Authorities said the Mexican-American suspect is also wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges.

Police intercepted the group as they drove through Ciudad Juárez. Upon spotting law enforcement, the driver attempted to flee, sparking a brief pursuit. Officers ultimately stopped the vehicle and made the arrests without further incident.

Inside the car, authorities discovered 10 bags containing fentanyl pills, along with four ID cards and three mobile phones. The suspects’ names have not yet been released.

This latest bust follows a string of major fentanyl seizures by Mexican authorities. In March, officers uncovered 275,000 fentanyl pills — weighing 70 pounds — hidden in shipments of sliced cactus bound for Arizona, a seizure valued at $6.5 million, according to CBS News.

In December, authorities seized more than 2,400 pounds of fentanyl — the largest seizure in Mexican history — arresting two men and confiscating multiple firearms in the process.

The surge in fentanyl trafficking has intensified political tensions between the U.S. and Mexico. President Donald Trump has repeatedly cited the flow of fentanyl across the southern border in justifying new trade penalties. In February, Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, aimed at holding both countries “accountable” for stemming the tide of illegal immigration and drug smuggling.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has countered that her government is taking aggressive action against traffickers, pointing to a 50 percent drop in fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border between October 2024 and January 2025.

Meanwhile, the U.S. has also imposed a 50 percent tariff on Mexican steel, though negotiations to ease those penalties appear to be underway, according to Reuters.