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69,000 pounds of the lethal opioid fentanyl and 573 pounds of methamphetamine have been seized by Mexican officials near the U.S. border in Arizona.

The Mexican cartels are notoriously trafficking the deadly narcotic into the U.S. thus fueling a spike in opioid overdose deaths in recent years.

To learn more about the cartels’ illicit trafficking of fentanyl fueling an epidemic in our country click here.

The area where the seizure took place is largely controlled by Sinaloa cartel and its affiliates.

The following are a series of developments posted by @robertrarce on Twitter. Follow him there for updates.

2/ Mexican federal police chased the vehicle involved in the seizure for approximately 15 miles prior to stopping it. This area where the seizure took place is controlled by the Sinaloa cartel & affiliated cells. Most fentanyl pills being produced by the Sinaloa cartel are fake — Robert Arce (@robertrarce) December 13, 2019

4/ 27% contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. The DEA is alerting the public about the danger of counterfeit pills killing Americans. https://t.co/1zRjJOgb3S — Robert Arce (@robertrarce) December 13, 2019