WINSLOW, AZ — Nearly $800,000 worth of fentanyl pills were taken off the street Tuesday after a traffic stop on I-40 near Sun Valley.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a trooper conducted a traffic stop on I-40 eastbound near mile marker 293 near Sun Valley just before 6:10 p.m.
DPS says indicators of criminal activity were observed, and the driver refused to comply to a consent search.
Winslow police say they were called by DPS just after 6:30 p.m. requesting K-9 assistance with the traffic stop.
When the Winslow police K-9 arrived, it alerted to the vehicle. Police and DPS then searched it and found a large amount of suspected blue "M30" fentanyl pills.
The pills seized weighed just under 35 pounds, and it has an estimated street value of about $780,000.
The driver was booked on multiple drug-related charges.
