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Traffic Stop Leads To Large Fentanyl Seizure

An Oregon State Police Trooper made a major arrest after a stopping a vehicle for a traffic violation in Madras. According to OSP, on September 28, 2022, at about 10:11 p.m.., the trooper found reasonable suspicion for drug trafficking. The drug dog alerted to the presence of narcotics. A search of the vehicle revealed six (6) bundles concealed within the vehicle, with a gross weight of approximately 14.48 pounds. A preliminary test of the narcotics showed it was fentanyl powder. The driver and passenger were both 31-year-old men from Arizona. The two were jailed on various drug charges. This is an ongoing investigation with no further information being released. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/resources/facts-about-fentanyl), one kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill about 500,000 people. OSP Troopers were assisted during the investigation by Detectives from the OSP-Criminal Investigations Division-Drug Enforcement Section (Domestic Highw ....

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