CNN – US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona said they recently made the single-largest bust of fentanyl in the agency’s history after seizing 4 million pills from a 20-year-old man.
The historic bust occurred early last month after the man arrived at the Lukeville port of entry driving a pickup truck that was hauling a sport recreational vehicle on a utility trailer, the CBP said in a news release on Thursday.
The man, who authorities said is from Arizona, and his vehicles were sent for a more intensive inspection following officers’ initial US entry inspection, according to the release.
During the second inspection, officers discovered “anomalies” with the trailer’s frame, according to the release. Officers and a canine team then found 234 packages of drugs hidden in the frame.
The packages contained around 4 million blue fentanyl pills weighing more than 1,000 pounds, according to the agency.
“This is the largest fentanyl seizure in CBP’s history, and reflects our unwavering determination to protect our nation and to disrupt the criminal activities of ruthless drug cartels,” said CBP official Troy Miller.
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