Border Patrol Agents in Arizona confiscated 250-pounds of deadly fentanyl Thursday afternoon, making it the largest bust in history. The drugs were seized from a Mexican national crossing through the port of entry in Nogales. "CBP Officers discovered more than 400 packages of drugs concealed within...
Officials said that given the potency of the drugs found at the Nogales port of entry, officers working that day took additional precautions to handle and avoid exposure to them, including using protective gear and securing the drugs in multiple containers. (Photo: Rafael Carranza/The Republic)America...
NOGALES, Ariz. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials intercepted nearly 254 pounds of fentanyl at the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday in what the agency called its largest fentanyl bust ever.Valued at approximately $3.5 million, the fentanyl was found in a secret compartment inside a load...
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Thursday that they made the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history over the weekend, seizing hundreds of pounds of the drug along the U.S.-Mexico border. Officers at the Port of Nogales in Arizona arrested Juan Antonio Torres-Barraza and charged him...
By David Schwartz | Reuters PHOENIX – U.S. border agents have seized 254 pounds of fentanyl that was stashed in a truck crossing into Arizona from Mexico, marking the largest single bust of the powerful opioid ever made at an American border checkpoint, officials said on...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. border agents have seized 254 pounds (115 kg) of fentanyl that was stashed in a truck crossing into Arizona from Mexico, marking the largest single bust of the powerful opioid ever made at an American border checkpoint, officials said on Thursday....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds (114 kilograms) of the deadly synthetic opioid from a secret compartment inside a load of Mexican produce heading into Arizona. The drug was found hidden Saturday morning...
Federal law enforcement agents stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz., made the largest-ever seizure of fentanyl Saturday after stopping a truck that was purportedly trying to bring cucumbers into the country, according...