Police in Sterling Heights, Michigan, released footage showing officers chasing a car with what they said was an illegal immigrant who was transporting at least 20,000 fentanyl pills from a drug cartel in Mexico.
Police noticed a strange BMW with tinted windows at about 5:50 p.m. April 8 as it was headed north through the city, authorities said.
An attempt was made to stop the car, but the vehicle fled and drove into a dead-end road where a chase ensued on foot, according to a report.
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When a search of the car was performed, at least 20,000 fentanyl pills were found stashed in hidden compartments, police said.
They were falsely marked as OxyContin, a prescription pill, the report noted. Up to 500 grams of powder fentanyl were also seized.
Altogether, the narcotics are valued at more than $350,000, police said.
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A Mexican man and a woman, both illegally in the United States, were arrested in connection to the incident. The pair said they were working for a Mexican drug cartel and are awaiting deportation and felony charges, police said.
