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Two arrested after police find thousands of fentanyl pills, cash, firearms

Chandler PD fentanyl bust 7/26
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CHANDLER, Ariz. (KNXV) — Two people have been arrested in connection to an illegal fentanyl bust in Chandler.

On Wednesday, detectives with the Chandler Police Department Narcotics Unit arrested a man during a drug investigation.

At the time of his arrest, he was allegedly found to be transporting 3,000 fentanyl pills. A search warrant was obtained to search his apartment in Mesa where authorities found more drugs.

At the apartment, detectives seized 51,000 fentanyl pills, $31,760 in cash, and 10 firearms, according to Chandler PD.

A woman was also arrested on related charges.

They were both booked into jail on several charges related to narcotics, illegal firearms possession, and money laundering.