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AZDPS Troopers find over 50 pounds of fentanyl pills in car near Sahuarita

Over 50 pounds of fentanyl pills found in rocker panels
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) says troopers found 52 pounds of fentanyl pills during a traffic stop on Interstate 19 near Sahuarita.

On Sept. 14, troopers stopped a Ford Fusion and discovered fentanyl pills hiding in the car's rocker panels, according to AZDPS.

The 28-year-old driver was suspected of smuggling the illegal drugs from Nogales to Tucson and was booked into the Pima County Jail.

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Marcos Icahuate joined the KGUN team in September 2022. He previously worked on digital content in Southern California's Imperial County where he was raised.