Maricopa County, AZ - On Friday, September 23, 2022, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) troopers responded to a U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) inspection checkpoint.
The checkpoint was located on State Route 85 at milepost 18, near Gila Bend, after a USBP canine alerted to a vehicle at the inspection.
A search of the suspect vehicle, a white Chevrolet Malibu sedan, revealed an aftermarket compartment in the vehicle containing:
- Approximately 26.4 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills
- 1.7 pounds of an unknown drug
- .3 pounds of a brown powdery substance.
26 Pounds of Seized Fentanyl
If you haven’t already, please talk to your loved ones - especially kids and teens - about the dangers of taking unknown pills.
Pills laced with potentially deadly amounts of fentanyl are now seen in many colors – not just blue – and may be labeled “M30” to resemble commonly prescribed oxycodone tablets.
Colored Fentanyl (pictured above) is commonly referred to as "Rainbow" or "Candy" Fentanyl and a dose as small as 2 milligrams can be lethal.
Attached photos courtesy of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
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