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. The load was enough for more than 100 million lethal doses of the drug, a synthetic opioid that has fuelled an epidemic of U.S. overdose deaths. 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. A CBP canine team searched the truck, and officers opened the false floor compartment to find 400 packages of narcotics – an estimated $3.5 million worth of fentanyl and $1.1 million worth of methamphetamine. “This represents the largest fentanyl seizure in CBP history,” said Humphries, standing beside armed CBP officers and a table stacked with dope.

Source: National Post February 01, 2019 16:07 UTC