MAN ARRESTED AFTER $260 MILLION IN FENTANYL FOUND IN TRUCK
A San Juan man was arrested in Fayette County after 12 bricks of Fentanyl were discovered in his pickup.
Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Tuesday morning at 9:30, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit, SGT Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a Chevy Silverado on I-10 for a traffic violation.
After speaking to the driver, SGT Thumann observed indicators of deceptive behavior and became suspicious that the occupant was smuggling illegal narcotics. He was given consent to search the vehicle and SGT Thumann located 12 bricks of raw Fentanyl in the rear seat back and in a speaker box located behind the rear seat. The driver, Severo Rodriguez, 30 of San Juan, was arrested for Felony drug possession and taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.
(Fayette Co. Jail)
Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than morphine. 13 Kilograms of Fentanyl can be used to manufacture 13 million pills with a street value of approximately $260 million.