Deputies seize 50 pounds of fentanyl and cocaine in Northern California traffic stop

(FOX40.COM) — Nearly 50 pounds of fentanyl and cocaine were found during a routine traffic stop, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.

Around 9:29 p.m. on Nov. 9, SCSO pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation in the area of the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Cypress Avenue in Redding. During the stop, deputies said the 31-year-old driver from Los Angeles seemed "extremely nervous." Officers said there was also a "heavy smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle" and the driver seemed to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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During sobriety tests, K-9 Kilo alerted deputies to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. SCSO said a search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of about 50 pounds of fentanyl pills and 4 pounds of cocaine concealed inside the vehicle.

The driver was arrested and booked into the Shasta County Jail with a bail set at $2,000,000.

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