SACRAMENTO COUNTY—A routine traffic stop in the south area of Sacramento County led to the discovery of one of the largest recent fentanyl seizures in the region this week, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives with the Regional Enforcement Allied Computer Team were conducting highway enforcement when they pulled over a vehicle for multiple traffic violations, according the a report released by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. During the stop, Sheriff’s K-9 Ronan alerted deputies to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle. A subsequent search revealed two duffel bags containing 23 bricks of powdered fentanyl, weighing approximately 54.4 pounds.
The driver, identified as 31-year-old Hector Nunez of Perris, California, was arrested at the scene. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and is being held on $1 million bail.
Assisting with the investigation were detectives from the Sacramento Area Intelligence Narcotics Team and the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team, both assigned to the Major Narcotics Bureau. Authorities say the investigation remains ongoing.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is among the most dangerous illicit drugs currently circulating in the United States. The substance is roughly 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Law enforcement officials say just two milligrams—enough to fit on the tip of a pencil—can be fatal. The amount seized in this incident is potentially enough to cause millions of fatal overdoses.
“The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to protecting our community from the dangers of fentanyl and other illegal narcotics,” the agency stated in a release.
The seizure was made possible through the Regional Enforcement Allied Computer Team, a collaborative task force that includes the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, the California Highway Patrol, and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
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