NYC Probe Finds $5 Million Worth of Fentanyl Pills, Powder in Hidden Gas Tank: Feds

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NYC Probe Finds $5 Million Worth of Fentanyl Pills, Powder in Hidden Gas Tank: Feds
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Authorities found about 300,000 fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, plus five kilograms of powdered fentanyl, hidden in the gas tank of a vehicle that had been stopped in the Bronx in a $5 million drug bust

A short-term fentanyl trafficking investigation in New York City ended with authorities finding about 300,000 fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, plus five kilograms of powdered fentanyl, from a hidden gas tank of a vehicle that was stopped in the Bronx near a courthouse, federal authorities announced Wednesday.

The fentanyl discovered carries an estimated street value of approximately $5 million, the City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan said.

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