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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral from Oakland has been arrested aft officers seized implicit $220,000 worthy of fentanyl successful Fresno County, the California Highway Patrol said.
CHP says a Central Division sergeant conducted an enforcement halt connected an Audi Q7 connected northbound Interstate 5 and Russell Avenue successful Fresno County connected Sept. 18.
During the contact, officers accidental the sergeant determined the operator was unlicensed, and noted respective indicators that the operator whitethorn beryllium progressive successful transgression activity. After being granted consent to hunt the conveyance by the driver, the sergeant located astir 5 pounds of fentanyl powder, sealed wrong a insubstantial container located connected the close rear seat.
"Thank you to our officers for their dedication and committedness arsenic this seizure prevented a
potentially deadly substance from reaching our communities,” CHP Central Division Chief
Damon Gilmore said.
According to CHP, the 5 pounds of fentanyl had an estimated thoroughfare worth of astir $227,000. As a result, Anthony Cruz, 24, of Oakland, was arrested and transported to the Fresno County Jail connected suspicion of possession of fentanyl for merchantability and proscription of fentanyl crossed non-contiguous counties.
