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Offline TomSea

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Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce
« on: January 31, 2019, 09:18:49 pm »
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Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce
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Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds of the deadly synthetic opioid from a secret compartment inside a load of Mexican produce during an inspection of a truck heading into Arizona.

The drug was found hidden Saturday morning in a compartment under the floor of a tractor-trailer after a scan during secondary inspection indicated "some anomalies" in the load, and the agency's police dog team alerted officers to the presence of drugs, the Nogales CBP port director, Michael Humphries, said.

Most of the seized fentanyl, with an estimated street value of about $3.5 million, was in white powder form and about 2 pounds was in pills. Agents also seized nearly 395 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $1.18 million, Humphries said.

Read more at: https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-fentanyl-bust-20190131-story.html

A dose of this could kill conceivably, 50,000,000 people. This was on Fox earlier. I think Fox was talking about it originally coming from China. One would have to double check it.  I think the guest was some politician.
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Re: Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2019, 01:02:58 am »
Yes, it was a very big bust. Very dangerous. On fox earlier, they seemed to intone it came from China originally or at least, the chemicals did.
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Re: Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2019, 01:26:20 am »
Quote from: TomSea on February 01, 2019, 01:02:58 am
Yes, it was a very big bust. Very dangerous. On fox earlier, they seemed to intone it came from China originally or at least, the chemicals did.

That is a lot of fentanyl. A show we were watching has this guy adding it to heroin. He said he was guessing, but if it was killing people, it would be quick sell. People want the biggest bang for their buck.
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Re: Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2019, 01:41:50 am »
Chiner, no doubt.
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Re: Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2019, 01:59:08 am »
Quote from: TomSea on February 01, 2019, 01:02:58 am
Yes, it was a very big bust. Very dangerous. On fox earlier, they seemed to intone it came from China originally or at least, the chemicals did.

Doesn't matter the source of the chemicals. Trying to smuggle it in does.
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Re: Border agents report record fentanyl haul hidden in truckload of Mexican produce
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2019, 05:22:28 am »
A Produce truck?

No wonder so many libs are vegan-ish.

Or is that the other way around?
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