fentanyl, California and carne asada
Police seize $500,000 of fentanyl concealed in carne asada beef at California traffic stop
California Highway Patrol found 11 pounds of fentanyl worth around $500,000 in a cooler concealed by multiple packages of raw carne asada beef.
Carne asada hid ‘meaty haul’ of fentanyl — 11 pounds in all, California officials say
A traffic stop led to the discovery of 11 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside packages of carne asada, California authorities reported. A California Highway Patrol officer pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 5 in Fresno County on Oct. 3, according to a news release by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
California police seize $500,000 worth of fentanyl hidden inside meat packages
The California Highway Patrol Central Division found $500,000 worth of fentanyl hidden inside meat packages, the agency announced on Friday. Police said the discovery happened during a routine traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Fresno County.
Raw carne asada used to hide fentanyl, CHP says after seizing nearly $1.7M worth in a week
The California Highway Patrol seized nearly $1.7 million worth of fentanyl in two separate traffic stops on Interstate 5, including drugs hidden in packages of raw beef, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said.
California drug busts find 11 pounds of fentanyl in carne asada
The arrests come as California officials have cracked down on fentanyl and opioids in the last year. In June, Newsom deployed approximately 400 California National Guard officers throughout the state and along the U.S.-Mexico border to cut fentanyl smuggling. The drug is primarily trafficked into the country by U.S. citizens.
CHP officers seize nearly $2 million worth of fentanyl, some hidden inside of raw beef
CHP officers seized dozens of pounds of fentanyl in less than a week in California's Central Valley, including some of which was hidden inside of packages of raw beef.
In Fresno County, CHP seizes fentanyl found stuffed in carne asada
During a traffic stop in Fresno County on Oct. 3, a drug-sniffing dog alerted his handler to narcotics inside of a cooler. Authorities found 11 pounds of fentanyl inside raw beef.
CHP seizes $1.7 million in fentanyl on 5 Fwy., including stash hidden inside carne asada
California Highway Patrol officers and K9s seized roughly $1.7 million worth of fentanyl during two traffic stops along the 5 Freeway last week, including a large shipment of the drug that had been concealed inside packages of carne asada, authorities said.
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California police seize nearly $1.7 million worth of fentanyl hidden inside raw beef, officials say
In less than a week, the California Highway Patrol seized nearly $1.7 million worth of fentanyl in two separate traffic ...
Officers find $500,000 of fentanyl hidden in beef
Officers found half a million dollars worth of fentanyl hidden within layers of carne asada beef.A California Highway Patrol ...
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Two arrested on I-5 in Merced County with 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills
During a traffic stop a canine officer located approximately 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills valued at $1.2 million, according ...
Deadlier than fentanyl: Law enforcement monitoring opioid Nitazine
A drug deadlier than fentanyl is making its way through the state. Law enforcement hasn't found the potent opioid in Central California yet, but they're preparing for when they do.