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Record Fentanyl Seizure at Arizona Border Crossing

CBP officers confiscate over 1,000 pounds of fentanyl pills hidden in a trailer, marking the largest bust in agency history.

  • A 20-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested at the Port of Lukeville with four million fentanyl pills.
  • The fentanyl, concealed in a trailer's frame, weighed more than half a ton.
  • Officials estimate the drugs could potentially cause 250 million fatal overdoses.
  • This seizure is part of Operation Apollo-Arizona and Operation Plaza Spike targeting drug trafficking.
  • CBP also recently seized methamphetamine and cocaine at the same port, totaling $12.6 million in street value.
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