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Nearly half million fentanyl pills seized at border

Fentanyl
Posted at 9:50 AM, Sep 26, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-26 12:50:00-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found and seized over half a million fentanyl pills in two separate shipments last week, shared Nogales Port Director Michael Humphries.

Both shipments were hidden inside spare tires.

The first of the two loads contained around 262,000 fentanyl pills and 1.9 pounds of heroin. Approximately 10,000 of the pills were 'rainbow fentanyl.'

The second contained 250,000 fentanyl pills.

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