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Phoenix Police Officers Seize More Than 1 Million Fentanyl Pills During Drug Bust

Say its the largest haul of the drug in force's history

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Phoenix Police Officers Seize More Than 1 Million Fentanyl Pills During Drug Bust
Michelle Leopold speaks at a rally in front of City Hall in San Francisco on Aug. 21, 2022, while holding a photo of her son Trevor who was a victim of fentanyl poisoning. Jason Blair/NTD Television
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
9/26/2022|Updated: 9/27/2022
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A police drug bust in Phoenix netted more than 1 million fentanyl pills in what city police called the most significant fentanyl seizure in department history.

On Sept. 21, Phoenix police detectives with the Special Assignments Unit executed a warrant to search a home in Avondale, Arizona, during which they found a large stash of drugs.

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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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