(central square) – Federal agents recently killed more than 450 million people at several ports of entry and checkpoints as unknown amounts of fentanyl and other drugs flowed into the southern border between Arizona ports of entry. They seized enough fentanyl to

Homeland Security Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations Office – Tucson field office personnel operating through “Operation Blue Lotus” and Border Patrol Tucson and Yuma operating through “Operation Four Horsemen” District officials seized a substantial amount of methamphetamine and over a tonne of methamphetamine. of fentanyl. The operation was carried out from 6 March to 8 May at four ports of entry and two checkpoints.

Two milligrams is considered a lethal dose, so one tonne of fentanyl, or 2,000 pounds, is enough to kill 453,592,400 people.

The success of the operation “due to our federal, state, and local partners who not only responded to port calls, but spent countless hours assisting in the seizure of HSI throughout Arizona,” said the Arizona Investigative Special Agent, Department of Homeland Security. Official Scott Brown said at the time of the announcement. bust. “Drugs, especially fentanyl, are destroying communities. But together we can all educate and make a huge difference in curbing the senseless deaths associated with the sale of these deadly drugs.” can give you,” he said.

As a result of their efforts, county attorneys have prosecuted criminal suspects, and nine cases have been referred to federal prosecutors. In federal cases, those indicted allegedly attempted to smuggle drugs into the United States at a port of entry or transited but were stopped at a checkpoint. Others crossed the border unnoticed and picked up drugs from others who were caught at checkpoints. Authorities said the drivers were all heading north. One stopped vehicle was loaded with enough fentanyl to kill tens of millions of people.

At the Deconcini port of entry in Nogales, a driver and a passenger were arrested for attempting to smuggle 156 fentanyl-positive pills hidden in their vehicle. Weighing over 200 pounds, the pill was enough to kill over 45.3 million people.

At Deconcini POE, another driver with a minor child was arrested after 65 bags that tested positive for fentanyl were found hidden in the vehicle. The drug weighed about 103 pounds, enough to kill 23.3 million people.

In Nogales, another driver was arrested for trying to smuggle 236 packages that tested positive for fentanyl in a field test. Weighing over 415 pounds, it was enough to kill over 94.1 million people.

At the Mariposa port of entry in Nogales, officials found 73 packages that tested positive for fentanyl hidden in the vehicle quarter panels and seats, and the driver was arrested. It weighed over 119 pounds, enough to kill 27 million people.

At the port of Mariposa, another driver and passenger were arrested after investigators found 588 packages hidden inside a car that tested positive for fentanyl in a field test. Weighing about 163 pounds, it was enough to kill 73.8 million people.

At the Lukeville port of entry, police found 32 bags that had tested positive for fentanyl in a vehicle, and arrested a driver carrying two minor children. It weighed over 73 pounds, enough to kill 16.5 million people.

At the San Luis port of entry, 201 suspected drug packets were found hidden in the car door, and another person, who also carried a minor, was arrested. Among them were 131 of his packages that tested positive for fentanyl in a field test. Weighing nearly 85 pounds, it was enough to kill 38.5 million people.

Another driver and passenger were arrested at a checkpoint near Amado. Investigators found a trapdoor inside the vehicle that led to a hidden compartment containing 114 bundles that tested positive for fentanyl during a field test. It weighed over 30 pounds, enough to kill nearly seven million people.

At a checkpoint near Welton, officers found 16 vacuum-sealed packages containing small blue pills hidden in the vehicle’s tailgate and in the spare tire, which tested positive for fentanyl during a field test. Investigators discovered the incident and arrested the driver. It weighed over 137 pounds, enough to kill over 31.2 million people.

Federal agents working with the Arizona Department of Public Safety also blocked boxes of .50 caliber ammunition bound for Mexico. As law enforcement officers explained to Center Square, people and drugs are being smuggled into the United States from the north. Weapons, cash and other contraband are being smuggled into the South.

“The success of Operation Four Horsemen is due to multi-agency cooperation and teamwork,” said Patricia McGurk Daniel, Chief Patrol Agent for the Yuma District. She said, “In particular, the Yuma District Border Patrol agents who worked tirelessly during this operation to clear the streets and communities we are proud to serve. I’m proud,” he said.