$6M in Fentanyl Seized in North Philadelphia Drug Bust; Multi-Agency Operation Dismantles Cross-State Trafficking Ring

(WNY News Now) – A large-scale fentanyl trafficking network based in North Philadelphia has been dismantled following a joint investigation that led to the seizure of over $6 million in drugs and the arrest of seven individuals.

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday — along with Homeland Security Investigations and Philadelphia Police Department — announced the disbanding of a major, Philadelphia-based fentanyl trafficking network with arrests of several individuals and seizures of more than $6 million worth of fentanyl and cutting agent xylazine.

Investigators made the arrests and seizures this week during vehicle stops and search warrants conducted at a home and garage in the 2800 block of North Franklin Street, where agents encountered an active fentanyl-packaging operation…

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