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Woman accused of trying to take 6 kilos of powdered fentanyl and 50,000 pills through Sky Harbor TSA

Pills were allegedly vacuum-sealed inside her luggage
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PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a woman was arrested at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after allegedly trying to take approximately 50,000 fentanyl pills and 6 kilos of powdered fentanyl through security.

According to police, the woman's luggage was flagged recently for an "anomaly" as it went through a TSA screening.

Airport officers searched the bag and allegedly found six kilos of powdered fentanyl and 50,000 fentanyl pills, vacuumed-sealed.

The woman was located and arrested. Her identity hasn't been released.

Police say the woman was traveling from Phoenix to Atlanta, Georgia.

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