Fresno County, Calif. (FOX26) — Eight packages of fentanyl worth about $800,000 were found during a traffic stop in Fresno County, ending in an arrest.
On Sunday, CHP says an officer stopped a 2002 Ford F-150 for a vehicle code violation on I-5 in Fresno County.
During the stop, the officer said they observed several indicators consistent with criminal activity.
The driver consented to a search of the vehicle.
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During that search, eight kilogram-sized packages were found concealed inside the truck.
The driver was arrested, and the suspected narcotics were turned over to the Fresno High Impact Investigations Team for further investigation.
Subsequent testing confirmed the packages contained fentanyl, with an estimated street value of approximately $800,000.