$1.5 million worth of Fentanyl seized by police

By: The Associated Press

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DERBY, C.T. – Derby Police say they have seized 55 pounds of the potent prescription painkiller fentanyl from a tractor trailer.        

Authorities say the drugs found in the truck’s cab during a traffic stop Wednesday morning has a street value of roughly $1.5 million.        

The driver, a 47-year-old Arizona man, was taken into custody and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

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