The California Highway Patrol seized a significant drug cache including crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin worth over $2.6 million following a traffic stop in Fresno County, resulting in the arrest of Isaac Abraham Sandoval Lopez of Portland, Oregon. (CHP/Instagram)
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A routine traffic stop led to a major drug bust by California Highway Patrol officers, who confiscated more than 262 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, 5 pounds of fentanyl powder, and 2 pounds of heroin, CHP reported.
The seizure occurred Wednesday on Interstate 5 in Fresno County, where a K-9 officer pulled over a 2013 Hyundai Elantra for a traffic violation.
The driver, identified as Isaac Abraham Sandoval Lopez, 36, of Portland, Oregon, was found to be unlicensed, prompting officers to conduct a vehicle inventory before impounding the car, authorities said.
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Officers discovered a plastic bag containing multiple packages of suspected crystal methamphetamine on the right rear passenger floor.
Further inspection of the vehicle’s trunk revealed two large suitcases and a backpack containing additional packages of crystal methamphetamine and three packages of unidentified narcotics.
Sandoval Lopez was arrested and turned over to the Fresno High Impact Investigation Team, a multi-agency task force targeting drug trafficking in the region. The estimated street value of the seized drugs is nearly $2.7 million.
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Sandoval Lopez faces charges that include possession and transportation of fentanyl, heroin, and meth for sale across noncontiguous counties. He was booked into Fresno County Jail.
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