Thursday, June 21, 2018 | 10:39 a.m.
Arizona troopers seized more than two pounds of fentanyl powder in Pima County last week, during a traffic stop along Interstate 10, officials said.
Las Vegas resident Jovanie R. Perez, 34, was arrested and booked into the Pima County Jail in connection with charges of possession of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, and transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, according to a news release from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
DPS detectives with the Border Strike Force also seized another 700 fentanyl pills in Scottsdale, the release said.
The total value of the fentanyl seized was estimated to be $63,000, according to the release.
The fentanyl seized during the investigation "had the potential to provide a lethal dose to half a million people," according to the release.
