An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper seized nearly 230 pounds of fentanyl pills on June 2 during a traffic stop in southern Arizona.
The trooper pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 19 near Amado in Santa Cruz County and noticed multiple indicators of possible criminal activity, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).
During the vehicle search, the trooper reported finding more than 1 million fentanyl pills that weighed nearly 230 pounds and nearly 10 pounds of cocaine hidden inside.
The drugs found had an estimated street value of $3.1 million in the Phoenix area, according to the department.
The car’s driver, 27-year-old Fernando Alfonso-Fernandez, was allegedly trying to smuggle the drugs from Sonora, Mexico, to Phoenix….