U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson Sector say they seized 140,000 fentanyl pills during what the agency described as a coordinated operation involving its Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and Intelligence units.
In a social media post, the Tucson Sector said the operation targeted narcotics trafficking before the drugs could be distributed in U.S. communities.
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