Crime
Phoenix police see 'largest' fentanyl bust in department history
Authorities found more than 1 million fentanyl pills inside a house and a vehicle
September 24, 2022 5:07am
Updated: September 24, 2022 11:07am
The Phoenix Police Department says it made the largest single fentanyl bust in the department’s history.
After following leads involving the possession of narcotics for sale, Arizona detectives obtained a search warrant for a home in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale.
On Wednesday, during the raid of the home authorities found more than 1 million fentanyl pills inside the house and a vehicle. Additionally, police discovered a firearm.
Three days later, two men were arrested in connection to the bust. They were identified as Francisco Delgado, 26, and Jose Molina, 21, according to Fox Phoenix. The car in which some of the drugs were found belonged to one of the suspects.
The two suspects were booked into the Maricopa County Jail and face several felony charges.
Fentanyl drug overdose deaths in Arizona have been steadily increasing since 2019, according to Maricopa County Data. According to government statistics, more than 71,000 Americans have died from fentanyl overdoses last year.
In late August, Arizona Customs and Border Protection agents seized around 340 packages of fentanyl pills at the border, enough fentanyl pills to potentially kill 42,410,900 people, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
