According to the California Highway Patrol, two individuals were taken into custody during a routine traffic stop when officers discovered fentanyl-laced pills worth over $1,000,000.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) conducted a traffic stop on I-5 in Merced County. While performing the stop, a CHP K9 detected the presence of 120,000 pills laced with fentanyl, with an estimated value of $1.2 million. Two individuals, aged 25 and 23, hailing from Washington, were apprehended and now face multiple felony charges.
According to the police, the charges include possessing fentanyl for sale, transporting fentanyl across non-contiguous counties, being in possession of fentanyl while armed, having a loaded firearm, and carrying a concealed firearm within a vehicle.
Days after seizing another $500,000 worth of fentanyl concealed within meat packages along I-5 in Fresno County, the CHP has made another significant bust.
