South Florida man received UPS package containing fentanyl, police say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida man is accused of receiving a package of fentanyl that was sent via UPS, authorities said.

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Shakeem Hill, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, was arrested Dec. 8 and charged with two counts of armed trafficking of fentanyl, 28 grams or more; two counts of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon; and one count of grand theft of a firearm, according to Broward County booking records.

Bail was set at $521,000, according to booking records.

According to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, a package addressed to Hill was stopped by UPS security, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

Upon inspection, the parcel contained 141 grams of fentanyl, a painkiller that poses a high risk of addiction, the newspaper reported.

Undercover detectives hand-delivered the package to Hill, who accepted it, WFOR reported.

About 45 minutes later, a SWAT team arrived at Hill’s residence and served a search warrant, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

SWAT team members found the narcotics inside a tin box, along with other drugs that were wrapped in plastic “and prepared for individual sales,” according to a police report.

According to police, Hill is a convicted felon. A gun found inside his residence had been reported stolen from Hialeah, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

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