A married couple from Southern California was arrested this week with nearly 500,000 lethal doses of fentanyl and 10 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop near the Oregon border.
On Monday, February 23, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said that its highway enforcement team recently performed a car stop for a mechanical violation. During the stop, deputies said they observed criminal indicators, prompting a search of the vehicle.
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According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, deputies discovered 10 pounds of meth and 2.2 pounds of fentanyl inside, equivalent to around 500,000 deadly doses. The 44-year-old wife and 32-year-old husband from Earlimart, Calif., were both arrested for selling fentanyl and transporting meth.
Information about when and where the stop occurred and the couple’s names has not been released.
