The California Highway Patrol (CHP) last week seized 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills during two separate traffic stops, with the drugs hidden inside packages of raw beef in one of the vehicles. Three suspects were arrested, all residents of Washington state.
The first traffic stop, on Oct. 3 along Interstate 5 in Fresno County, resulted in a major bust after a K9 officer found a cooler containing several packages of carne asada in which 11 pounds of fentanyl, worth about $500,000, had been concealed.
A man, 30, was arrested and booked on felony possession of fentanyl for sale and transportation of fentanyl across noncontiguous counties. The suspect’s Washington plates read “GOTBEEF.” The case was taken over by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office….