(FOX40.COM) – Two men were arrested during a routine traffic stop after the discovery of fentanyl -laced pills valued at over $1,000,000, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP said the vehicle was pulled over on I-5 in Merced County. During the stop , a CHP K9 sniffed out 120,000 fentanyl -laced pills, valued at $1.2M. Two men from Washington, ages 25 and 23, were arrested in connection with multiple felony charges.
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Police said some of the charges include possession of fentanyl for sale, transportation of fentanyl across non-contiguous counties, possession of fentanyl while armed, possession of a loaded firearm, and possession of a concealed firearm within a vehicle.
The stop comes days after CHP seized another $500,000 worth of fentanyl hidden in meat packages along I-5 in Fresno County.
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