Arizona Border Patrol agents seize 2,100 fentanyl pills hidden inside tamales: official

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Border Patrol agents in Arizona seized 2,100 fentanyl pills that were hidden inside tamales on Wednesday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Nogales Port of Entry in Arizona found the pills hidden inside tamales that were being kept in a cooler.

According to Port Director Michael Humphries, each tamale had a bag of blue pills hidden inside. "Excellent work by officers and K9 teams maintaining a high level of vigilance," Humphries tweeted.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Nogales Port of Entry in Arizona made the discovery and found that the fentanyl pills were being stored inside the tamales, which were kept in an ice cooler. (Customs and Border P) On Sunday, officers at the Nogales Port of Entry also seized what it is calling a new version of "rainbow" fentanyl pills that haven't been encountered before.

Humphries said officers seized 413,000 fentanyl pills, and 44,000 of them had rainbow colors. A new type of rainbow-colored fentanyl.  (CBP) According to Humphries, 7.4 pounds of fentanyl powder and 14.4 pounds of heroin were also seized.