Authorities at the international airport of Mexico reportedly found lollipops, each containing a capsule of methamphetamine inside. According to the federal police, in an article from the Associated Press, the freight shipment came from Sinaloa and was bound for Omaha, Nebraska. Sinaloa is well known to harbor drug cartels, including that of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

The police found out when they placed the box of candy under the x-ray machine and saw something suspicious inside each piece. Upon further inspection, they concluded that, indeed, the round capsules enclosed contained meth. Experts are currently observing the capsules to determine the accurate weight and composition of the illegal drugs.

According to the Daily Mail, common street crimes have increased all over Sinaloa. Since the 1960s, almost every major Mexican drug lord has been Sinaloan. The agricultural state stretches across the Pacific Coast, and is highly known as the place of origin of drug smuggling. Drug-trafficking gangs have even influenced several police officers and staff all over Mexico. Over 100,000 people have been murdered due to drug violence in the past 10 years while around 26,000 remain missing.

During Pope Francis’s first visit as pontiff to Mexico on Feb. 13, 2016, he called on President Enrique Pena Nieto and his administration to fight the widespread corruption that plagues the nation. Mexico is one of the most corrupt nations in the world.

The current president, first lady and finance minister of the country have all been involved in corruption scandals. Pope Francis also called on Mexican bishops to take on a more active role against the drug trade, which he described similarly to cancer. He told local bishops to clarify to drug dealers that they should never consider themselves good Catholics as long as they are involved in their illegal activities.

This is not the first time that drug traffickers attempted to use candy to conceal illegal drugs being transported. In 2015, WSB-TV wrote that Atlanta police and DEA agents seized illegal drugs like methamphetamine and heroin packaged as candy.

"When we see this kind of packaging, it's a great concern to us because obviously candy is appealing to young and small children, and that's a concern. Now do I believe this specifically was going to children in Atlanta? I don't. I do believe they were concealing it to bring it into the U.S. as such," said DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Dan Salter.