TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found over 240,000 fentanyl pills in a car's spare tire, according to Nogales Port of Entry Director Michael W. Humphries.
On Monday, a K-9 alerted officers to a vehicle, where 242,000 fentanyl pills were concealed in a spare tire.
The next day, another alert led officers to find 17,000 more fentanyl pills strapped to the body of a person.
On Monday, CBP officers at the Nogales POE seized approx. 242,000 fentanyl pills concealed in the spare tire of a vehicle, and on Tuesday officers found approximately 17,000 fentanyl pills strapped to the body of a pedestrian. Officers, K9 and technology assisted in the stops. pic.twitter.com/tvgoMM6Ykg
— Port Director Michael W. Humphries (@CBPPortDirNOG) October 19, 2022
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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.
