CNN - US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona said they recently seized the largest amount of fentanyl pills in the agency's history. A 20-year-old was detained at the Lukeville port of entry after attempting to transport around 4 million fentanyl pills weighing more than 1,000 pounds, according to the agency. The CBP has seized more than 15,000 pounds of fentanyl so far in 2024, federal data shows. Fentanyl, a strong synthetic opioid that is about 50 times more potent than heroin, was involved in almost 70% of overdose deaths last year, according to data from CDC. The narcotic kills tens of thousands of people in the US annually.
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