PHOENIX – Phoenix police say they detained a woman after discovering thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden in a spare tire.
According to the police, fentanyl was seized on June 29 near the intersection of 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road during a drug investigation.
The 20-year-old Alexa Magana was arrested and placed into jail on drug possession and transportation charges.
While working an illegal drug investigation, #PHXPD600NET took a total of 166,000 suspected fentanyl pills of the streets of #PHX near 27th Ave/Bethany Home on Wednesday. 20yo, Alexa Magana was booked for possession & transportation of narcotic drugs for sale. #GoodPoliceWork pic.twitter.com/bTL39WHGd3
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) July 1, 2022