Shocked Maine Resident Recieved $2M Worth of Fentanyl in 'Misdelivered' Packages. Police Say

Winslow Police Department said they received a complaint from a resident who received an unexpected package

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Dani Marie Schofield had access to each victim, and there was concern she had been diverting their prescribed liquid fentanyl, an opioid, for her personal use, and replacing it with tap water, causing the infections DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images

A Maine resident received two "misdelivered" packages containing nearly 30 pounds of fentanyl worth $2 million, authorities announced this week.

The Winslow Police Department said they received a complaint from a resident who received an unexpected package from California on Friday, May 3. The resident was not expecting any packages, and hadn't ordered anything. Winslow is about 75 miles northeast of Portland.

When the package was opened, it was found to contain multiple bags of pills. Police said the pills "presumptively" tested positive for fentanyl, an opioid drug.

Then on Saturday, the resident received a second unexpected package containing more pills. In total, police say the packages contained approximately 29.5 pounds of pills, worth up to $2 million if sold on the street.

Winslow Deputy Police Chief Randy Wing said in a press release that the investigation into the origin of the packages is ongoing, and no further information was available.

--with reporting by TMX

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