A sheriff's deputy discovered 85 pounds of fentanyl pills during a traffic stop on the 5 Freeway in Orange County last week, resulting in the arrest of the driver, authorities said.
The suspect was pulled over on May 8 "for violating a California vehicle code," the Orange County Sheriff's Department said in a social media post. The agency did not disclose additional details about the location of the traffic stop or the alleged violation that prompted it.
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The deputy, a member of the sheriff's Highway Interdiction Team, approached the car and noticed that the driver "seemed nervous," according to a statement.
"After talking for a few minutes, the driver admitted to having narcotics in the trunk of the car," the statement said.
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The deputy searched the BMW's trunk and found about 390,000 "M30" fentanyl pills packed in dozens of clear plastic bags, authorities said. The bags were concealed inside a large black trash bag.
The driver was taken into custody and booked into jail, the Sheriff's Department said. His identity was not released.