$6 million in drugs seized in 2 traffic stops in southern Arizona

Updated: 11:08 AM MST May 27, 2021
PHOENIX — More than $6 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during two separate traffic stops in May, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
A DPS Canine District trooper on May 15 stopped the driver of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 10 near Marana and discovered 44.9 pounds of heroin, 40 pounds of fentanyl pills and 21.4 pounds of methamphetamine stowed in backpacks and duffel bags inside the cab of the truck, DPS said. 
The driver, 52-year-old Jesus E. Sepulveda, of Nogales, was arrested on charges including possession and transportation of narcotic drugs for sale and possession of dangerous drugs for sale, DPS said. 

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