OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — What seemed to be a normal traffic stop of a car hauler for Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers took a complete turn after a search revealed nearly 50 pounds of hidden fentanyl.
On Friday, August 1, OHP troopers pulled over a car hauler in a rural area on I-40 after it was said to be following too closely to another vehicle. During the traffic stop, troopers were allowed to search the hauler after they “observed suspicious indicators.”
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During the search, troopers had found 49.55 pounds of illicit fentanyl that was in a hidden compartment of one of the vehicles on the hauler.
According to OHP, the amount of fentanyl seized during the traffic stop makes up over 11 million potentially lethal doses…