Officers caught about 4 million blue fentanyl pills – more than half a ton of fentanyl – at a border crossing in Arizona.
The largest singular fentanyl seizure in U.S. Customs and Border Protection history is seen following a bust July, 1, 2024, at the Port of Lukeville in Arizona.
The smuggler was a 20-year-old American citizen, driving a truck with drugs concealed within the frame of a trailer.accounted for 89% of convicted fentanyl traffickers But Bier said drug smugglers are mostly Americans. They bring the drugs to the detriment of fellow Americans and for the benefit of Mexican drug cartels.
But Bier said by CBP’s own estimations, only about 2% of hard drugs coming in through ports of entry are intercepted.
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