On Monday, January 27, investigators with the Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force executed a residential search warrant in the Phoenix area, following a traffic stop that resulted in the seizure of 50 pounds of methamphetamine.
As a result of the search warrant, investigators seized approximately 1,609 pounds of methamphetamine, 161 pounds of fentanyl pills (approximately 735,000 pills), and 47 pounds of fentanyl powder.
According to the Department of Public Safety, the estimated Arizona street value of the drugs is $3,405,300, with its value increasing significantly the further east it is trafficked across the U.S.
The amount of narcotics seized includes 3,651,214 lethal doses of methamphetamine (200 mg per dose) and 10,811,374 lethal doses of fentanyl powder (2 mg per dose) – in addition to the 735,000 fentanyl pills.
The Arizona Financial Crimes Task Force is a multi-agency unit comprised of the AZDPS and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
The investigation remains ongoing.