LOS ANGELES — Authorities seized about 12,000 tablets believed to comprise fentanyl that an individual tried to herald sweet bins by a safety checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday morning.
Narcotics detectives and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration activity power brokers made the seizure round 7:30 a.m., in accordance with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect tried to undergo Transportation Security Administration screening “with several bags of candy and miscellaneous snacks with the intent of boarding a plane,” deputies mentioned.
Security officers found that the sweet bins contained tablets believed to comprise fentanyl, deputies mentioned.
“The suspect fled prior to being detained by law enforcement but has been identified and the investigation is ongoing,” in accordance with the Sheriff’s Department.
Information on whether or not the tablets had examined optimistic for fentanyl was not accessible Wednesday night.
Though the tablets have been hidden inside sweet bins, it’s not going they’d have been handed off as sweet, mentioned Nicole Nishida, a spokesperson for the DEA’s Los Angeles Division.
“It’s a concealment tactic,” Nishida mentioned.
Anyone with data on the incident is requested to name the Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Bureau at (562) 946-7125.
Anonymous suggestions will be submitted to Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477, or at lacrimestoppers.org.
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