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Parents Find 5K Fentanyl Pills In Daughter's Thrift Store Toy
Parents in El Mirage cleaned their daughter's new thrift story toy before giving it to her, finding over 5,000 fentanyl pills inside.

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Parents in El Mirage cleaned their daughter's new thrift story toy before giving it to her, finding over 5,000 fentanyl pills inside.

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