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Pedro Camacho

Weeks after largest fentanyl seizure ever, CBP announces biggest cocaine haul of the year at port of entry

CBP official (Credit: Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

It's been a busy month for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), especially when it comes to seizures at the southern border. On August 8 the force announced that officers in Arizona made the largest fentanyl seizure in the organization's history, confiscating approximately 4 million blue fentanyl pills weighing over 1,000 pounds.

Two weeks later, they struck again, intercepting 629 pounds of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of celery.

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