Detectives seize over 180 pounds of fentanyl in Phoenix
May 28, 2024, 6:00 PM
Detectives seized approximately 181.9 pounds of fentanyl pills last week in the Phoenix area, authorities announced. (DPS Photos)
(DPS Photos)
PHOENIX — Detectives seized approximately 180 pounds of fentanyl pills last week in the Phoenix area, authorities announced.
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Drug Enforcement and Investigations Bureau located the pills.
Officials estimate the seized fentanyl to have a street value of about $1.5 million.
One residence was searched in connection with the investigation, authorities said. Two suspects were arrested and booked into jail on drug-related charges.
A photo shared by DPS shows a suitcase loaded with plastic bags full of fentanyl, which appears to have been found in the trunk of a car.
In another photo, criminals appear to have stuffed the inside of a car tire with bags of the blue pills.
In addition to the 181.9 pounds of fentanyl recently found, authorities announced in April that they had seized 1,576 pounds over a 6-month period in Arizona.
