Trooper Seizes Nearly 230 Pounds of Fentanyl in Southern Arizona

Some of the more than a million fentanyl pills found by an Arizona Department of Public Safety Drug Enforcement and Investigations Bureau trooper during a traffic stop Arizona on June 2, 2023. Courtesy of Arizona Department of Public Safety

An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper seized nearly 230 pounds of fentanyl pills on June 2 during a traffic stop in southern Arizona.

The trooper pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 19 near Amado in Santa Cruz County and noticed multiple indicators of possible criminal activity, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).