Undercover officers with the Butler County Sheriff’s Undercover Regional Narcotics Task Force intercepted 939 pounds of marijuana Tuesday night in Fairfield in what is believed to be the largest pot bust in the county’s history.

The shipment, wrapped in axle grease, aluminum foil and plastic to mask the smell, was part of a controlled delivery made by the undercover officers to an empty store front in the 4700 block of Industry Drive. The haul has an estimated street value of $1.1 million.

Awaiting the shipment were Baldomero Orozco-Ruiz, 23, and Cruz Armando Comacho-Lopez, 31, who gave West Chester Twp. addresses of 5270 Aster Park Drive, but told officials they were natives of Mexico, according to the sheriff. Both men are now housed in the Butler County Jail charged with trafficking in drugs, a second-degree felony. Bond is $30,000 each.

Jones said the marijuana originated in a small Texas town not far from the Mexican border. Officers believed the plan was to distribute and sell the drugs in Butler County.

“The drug war has not stopped because we have had an election,” Jones said. “We continue to see these drugs and make arrests. The drug cartels continue to ship drugs into the United States and into Butler County.”

The sheriff said the large shipments pose a danger to police officers and citizens who may come in contact with dealers.

“They are more afraid of the drug cartel than the police,” Jones said.