A routine inspection at a Philadelphia port last week resulted in the confiscation of $1.7 million worth of the dangerous opioid fentanyl, which had been shipped from China, federal authorities said.
A drug-sniffing dog detected the fentanyl inside barrels of iron oxide, Philadelphia’s FOX 29 reported.
A K9 narcotics dog alerted U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to a “white, powdery substance” in barrels of iron oxide. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found 50 packages of the “white, powdery substance,” a CBP release said. Officers later positively identified the substance as fentanyl.
Fentanyl shipment from China worth $1.7 million seized at Philadelphia Port. https://t.co/bdX6UI0SHC pic.twitter.com/XITKIo0Aq6
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) June 29, 2018
The drugs weighed a total of 110 pounds, and had a street value of $34,000 per kilogram, authorities said. – READ MORE
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