It’s not everyday investigators hit one drug mill.

But on Wednesday, they hit three — two in the Bronx and one in Washington Heights.

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Investigators say they found more than 90 pounds of fentanyl worth $7.5 million inside three unrelated drug packaging mills

Eight people were arrested, with two loaded guns recovered, officials said

The drug busts were all within a few miles of each other, all inside residential buildings and all dismantled within six hours

“In one day to hit three mills and get 90 pounds of fentanyl… to see this in an apartment is not common,” Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent in Charge Christopher Roberts said.

The drug busts were all within a few miles of each other, all inside residential buildings, and all dismantled within six hours.

What investigators found inside looked nothing like an apartment. Instead, a full-scale fentanyl packaging mill hidden behind a residential door.

“As far as the NYPD goes, this is a significant, significant seizure,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny said.

It was 90 pounds of fentanyl totaling $7.5 million, according to officials.

“We like to see bags going in, not bags going out, because bags going out means they’re going to be distributed,” Roberts said.

This time, they got there before it could. Eight people were arrested, with two loaded guns recovered.

“These traffickers need to know that we will not stop,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clarke said.

That vigilance is urgent. According to officials, overdose deaths dropped 28% in 2024, but fentanyl still killed nearly three out of four victims, with the Bronx the hardest-hit borough in the city.

“Because we are New York City and we are a central distribution hub for this drug, we have to be extra vigilant,” Special Narcotics Prosecutor of New York Bridget Brennan said.

And the drug’s danger didn’t spare the investigators themselves.

“The dog was a little lethargic, and [it] was dragging its back legs as it was walking,” Kenny said.

The K-9, Mulk, needed two doses of Narcan, after being exposed to the drug, highlighting the dangers investigators face during drug busts. All eight people were arraigned, and bail was set, according to officials.