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Authorities find 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills in Lego box, largest seizure of the drug in NYC history, DEA says

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By Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a Lego box as part of a drug trafficking scheme, in what US Drug Enforcement Administration authorities said in a news release is the largest seizure of the…

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  1. Townhall

    Federal Agents Uncover Thousands of ‘Rainbow’ Fentanyl Pills Stashed in LEGO Boxes (opens Townhall)

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    A New Jersey woman was arrested this week after federal agents and New York City police officers found fentanyl packaged like candy and stored in LEGO boxes in her car. The

  2. BizPac Review

    Candy-like rainbow fentanyl pills found in LEGO box as cartels eye kids: 'Every parent's worst nightmare' (opens BizPac Review)

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    Mexican cartels are flooding American cities with lethal rainbow-colored fentanyl pills. Some were found in a LEGO container in New York City.

  3. WMUR

    Officials in New York seize 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills found in a Lego box (opens WMUR)

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    One person has been arrested, according to the DEA.

  4. CBS News

    DEA: 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills found hidden in Lego container during arrest in New York City (opens CBS News)

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    The drugs were hidden in a Lego container.

  5. NBC New York

    ‘Parents Worst Nightmare': 15K Rainbow Fentanyl Pills Found Hidden in Legos in NY Bust (opens NBC New York)

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    Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration said their latest seizure of “rainbow fentanyl” is the largest ever in New York, with 15,000 brightly colored pills containing the drug found hidden in children’s toys.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Authorities find 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills in Lego box, largest seizure of the drug in NYC history, DEA says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a Lego box as part of a drug trafficking scheme, in what US Drug Enforcement Administration authorities said in a news release is the largest seizure of the…

  7. Breitbart News

    DEA Seizes 15K Rainbow Fentanyl Pills Stuffed Inside Lego Box in NYC (opens Breitbart News)

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    Authorities recently arrested a woman for allegedly trafficking 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills stuffed in Lego boxes in New York City.

  8. CBS News

    "Rainbow fentanyl" pills found inside Lego container in New York, authorities say (opens CBS News)

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    Approximately 15,000 candy-colored pills were seized in Manhattan, according to the DEA.

  9. Gopusa

    NYC: Candy-colored drugs seized in Lego box (opens Gopusa)

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    It looks like candy and was in a box of toys, but it’s nothing to play with. Thousands of multi-colored opioid pills were smuggled into New York in a Lego box, in what authorities are calling the largest fentanyl bust in the city’s history.

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