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Millions of fentanyl pills, other drugs seized near Arizona/Mexico border


Customs and Border Patrol Area Port Director of the Port of Nogales, Arizona Michael Humphries reported millions of fentanyl pills have been seized in the past week. On Monday, he tweeted a staggering 1.57 million fentanyl pills were seized over the weekend after being stashed inside a tractor trailer and car.

Hidden compartments also revealed more than 100 pounds of cocaine and 13 pounds of heroin. Just days earlier, over 15,000 pills were confiscated at the same interception point.

“Second consecutive day colored fentanyl pills with the appearance of candy seized,” Humphries tweeted last Wednesday. “This could be the start of a trend with Transnational Criminal Organizations targeting younger users.”

Other seizures reported by last week include:

Fentanyl is a common narcotic smuggled across Arizona and other border states, primarily in the form of pills or powder. U.S. officials have reported a 200% increase in the amount of fentanyl recovered at the border compared to this time last year.

The opioid epidemic and fentanyl crisis continue to be the leading causes of death among Americans 18 to 45 years old. In Arizona, recent polls show border security is tied with inflation as the top issue driving voters in the midterms.

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Karah Rucker: THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND FENTANYL CRISIS CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG AMERICANS 18 TO 45 YEARS OLD.
AND NEW IMAGES OF THE LATEST DRUG BUST AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER ARE FURTHER PROOF THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTING.
A STAGGERING ONE-POINT-57 MILLION FENTANYL PILLS WERE STASHED INSIDE A TRACTOR TRAILER AND CAR RECOVERED IN ARIZONA.
HIDDEN COMPARTMENTS ALSO REVEALED MORE THAN 100 POUNDS OF COCAINE AND HEROIN.
FENTANYL IS A COMMON NARCOTIC SMUGGLED ACROSS THE BORDER.
17-THOUSAND PILLS WERE CONFISCATED AT THE SAME INTERCEPTION POINT JUST DAYS BEFORE THIS BUST.
THERE HAS BEEN A 200-PERCENT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF FENTANYL RECOVERED AT THE BORDER COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO U.S. OFFICIALS.
IN ARIZONA… RECENT POLLS SHOW BORDER SECURITY IS TIED WITH INFLATION AS THE TOP ISSUE DRIVING VOTERS IN THE MIDTERMS.