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Tucson Police Department recovers drugs, cash

TPD narcotic bust
Posted at 12:40 PM, May 04, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-04 16:52:27-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson Police Department's Operations Division Midtown (ODM) was able to recover 1.5 pounds of meth, 50 grams of heroin and more after officers spotted an open-air narcotic deal last month.

Photos released by TPD on social media today additionally show the officers recovered $7,000 cash, a 9mm pistol, 2,000 fentanyl pills and 18 grams of psilocybin mushrooms.

The suspect was a prohibited possessor.

Officers in the Community Response Team witnessed the deal taking place at a music store on East Speedway Boulevard.

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