Traffic Stops Seize Over $1M Fentanyl, Heroin in Fresno, Utah

Two major drug trafficking cases were recently uncovered following traffic stops in the U.S. First, Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, a Mexican national, was sentenced to over four years in federal prison after deputies found 48 pounds of counterfeit fentanyl pills in his vehicle in Fresno County. He was transporting the drugs from Arizona to Washington state. Separately, in Blanding, Utah, a traffic stop for a registration violation led to the seizure of approximately 88 pounds of fentanyl pills—about 240,000 pills—and 5 kilograms of heroin, with an estimated street value of $1.2 million. The arrest was aided by K-9 Nyx, who alerted deputies to the presence of narcotics. The driver was taken into custody, and investigations in both cases are ongoing, highlighting continued law enforcement efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking.