U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Arizona announced Thursday their largest-ever seizure of fentanyl — 254 pounds of powder and pills hidden in a truck hauling cucumbers. In addition to the fentanyl, which was concealed in a secret floor compartment of the trailer, officers also uncovered 395 pounds of methamphetamine, CBP officials said. “This represents the largest fentanyl seizure in CBP history,” said Humphries, standing beside armed CBP officers and a table stacked with dope. Hundreds of pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamine were seized by Customs and Border Protection officers over the weekend at the Nogales port of entry in Arizona. (Mamta Popat/AP)The fentanyl, 50 times more potent than heroin, had been placed in hard plastic containers, apparently to avoid any potential exposure to CBP officers.

Source: Washington Post January 31, 2019 21:24 UTC