Phoenix woman arrested in Gila County on suspicion of transporting $1.5 million worth of fentanyl pills

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(PAYSON, Ariz.) A Phoenix woman was arrested after deputies with the Gila County Sheriff's Office allegedly found 50,000 pills laced with fentanyl inside her car, azfamily reported.

Authorities said 21-year-old Gesel Edith Diaz Acosta was stopped by deputies on State Route 87 just south of Payson around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Deputies reportedly asked Acosta if they could search her vehicle, and she agreed. The pills were found inside a lunch box hidden inside the vehicle.

The sheriff's office said the pills were worth an estimated $1.5 million.

Acosta was arrested on suspicion of transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a narcotic drug and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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