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U.S. border agency says it's made biggest-ever fentanyl bust

By ANITA SNOW
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protec-
tion officials announced
Thursday their biggest
fentanyl bust ever, saying
they captured nearly 254
pounds (114 kilograms) of
the synthetic drug that is
helping fueling a national
epidemic of fatal opioid
overdoses from a secret
compartment inside a
load of Mexican produce
heading into Arizona.
The drug was found hid-
den Saturday morning in
a compartment under
the rear floor of a tractor-
trailer after a scan during
secondary inspection indi-
cated "some anomalies" in
the load, and the agency's
police dog team alerted
officers to the presence of
drugs, Nogales CBP Port Di-
rector Michael Humphries
said.

Continued on Page 3 A display of the fentanyl and meth that was seized by Customs and Border Protection officers over the weekend at the Nogales Port
of Entry is shown during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Nogales, Ariz.
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