Mexico City authorities said they seized 1.6 tons of cocaine believed to be from Colombia, calling it the largest such find in the capital, Nova TV reported.

Police found the drugs in hidden compartments in two trailers on a highway on the outskirts of the city, the capital's security chief, Omar Garcia Harfuch, said.

"This is the biggest cocaine seizure in Mexico City so far," he told reporters.

They detained nearly 11 kg of cocaine across Danube Bridge 2

According to initial investigations, the shipment arrived by sea from Colombia at the Mexican Pacific port of Puerto Escondido.

It is believed that some of the cocaine was intended for distribution in the capital and another part for distribution in the United States, García Harfuch said.

Four suspected gang members from northwestern Mexico have been arrested, he added.

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