{"id":277554,"date":"2026-04-20T22:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/277554\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T22:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T22:53:10","slug":"traffic-stop-in-fresno-county-leads-to-major-meth-and-fentanyl-seizure-chp-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/277554\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Stop in Fresno County Leads to Major Meth and Fentanyl Seizure, CHP Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A traffic stop Friday on northbound Interstate 5 in Fresno County led to the seizure of more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl powder, and a stolen handgun, according to the California Highway Patrol\u2019s Central Division.<\/p>\n<p>CHP said a K-9 sergeant conducted an enforcement stop after observing multiple violations. During the stop, officers reported detecting the odor of burnt marijuana and other indicators of criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>After getting consent to search the vehicle, officers found approximately 61 pounds of methamphetamine and 7 pounds of fentanyl powder inside the trunk. A loaded stolen handgun was also found in the center console, according to CHP.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The driver was taken into custody, and the case was turned over to the Fresno High Impact Investigations Team.<\/p>\n<p>CHP estimated the street value of the drugs at more than $2.2 million for the methamphetamine and about $254,240 for the fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Charges include possession for sale of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and transportation of methamphetamine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A traffic stop Friday on northbound Interstate 5 in Fresno County led to the seizure of more than&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-277554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}