NOGALES, Ariz. — US Customs and Border Protection made the largest seizure of fentanyl in the agency’s history on Saturday at the Nogales port of entry on the US-Mexico border, Port Director Michael Humphries announced Thursday. Officers uncovered...
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US Customs and Border Protection officers announced their biggest fentanyl bust in history Thursday — seizing more than 250 pounds of the dangerous synthetic opioid from a secret compartment inside a load of Mexican produce heading into Arizona. Meanwhile, in New York, authorities announced the arrest...
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - US 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...
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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...