Over 112 Pounds Of Fentanyl Found In US Man’s Truck At Arizona Border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Arizona recently seized more than 112 pounds of fentanyl found in a pickup truck driven by a U.S. citizen.

CBP officers working at the Port of Nogales’ DeConcini Crossing on Nov. 3 encountered a 36-year-old U.S. man driving a 2006 Nissan Titan returning from Mexico, and referred the vehicle for secondary inspection.

A non-intrusive scanning system showed “anomalies” in folding chairs in the truck bed, and a canine team alerted to the presence of narcotics.

Officers physically inspected the chairs and found more than 300 packages concealed within the chairs. The packages contained more than 112 pounds of fentanyl.

“This exceptional interception highlights the relentless vigilance of our frontline personnel, the immense value of our canine units, and the critical role that advanced NII technology and modernized infrastructure play in our operations,” said Roque Caza, director of Field Operations for the Tucson Field Office. “We are aggressively disrupting transnational criminal networks and stopping deadly narcotics from reaching our communities.”

CBP seized the vehicle and narcotics. Homeland Security Investigations responded to investigate further.