Border Agents in Arizona Seized Millions of Fentanyl Pills Over Past Week

Nogales Port Director Michael Humphries at a press conference where U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced their biggest fentanyl bust ever, in Nogales, Arizona, on Jan. 31, 2019. Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP

Authorities seized more than 1 million fentanyl pills and nearly 200 pounds of meth that were trafficked from Mexico into the United States, a border official announced Wednesday just days after 1 million fentanyl pills were found hidden in vehicles and objects.

In one of the busts, the illicit drugs were found by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working rail operations at the Nogales-Grand Avenue Port of Entry, which directly connects Arizona’s Interstate 19 with Mexican Federal Highway 15.