A drug trafficker arrested and roughly 24 pounds of fentanyl were seized after a traffic stop in St. George in early May.
24 pounds of fentanyl located inside of a vehicle pulled over for a traffic stop in St. George .Roughly 24 pounds of fentanyl were seized and a drug trafficker arrested after a traffic stop in St. George in early May.
2News obtained body camera video showing the arrest and seizure of an estimated 108,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills . A probable cause affidavit details the incident on May 4, 2024, which started with an "anonymous tip through the St. George Dispatch center." "The tip advised that a white Nissan Quest was coming through the area in 2 to 3 hours," the officer wrote. "Approximately 3 hours after the tip, I observed a white Nissan Quest with Texas plates traveling northbound at the state line into Utah. Upon the driver observing Police vehicles, the vehicle slowed rapidly. I then entered the Interstate to follow the vehicle and upon doing so, the driver quickly activated the right turn signal and began to take the exit for the north bound port of entry. The vehicle then swerved back into the travel lane failing to signal upon doing so."The traffic stop was conducted near the intersection of Sun River Parkway and Pioneer Drive. As the initial officer approached the vehicle, a second officer went to the passenger side and observed a sweater covering a duffle bag behind the front passenger seat. The officer deployed K9 Emma for a "free air sniff around the exterior of the vehicle," in which K9 Emma returned a positive indication. The officer returned back to the car and located a duffle bag with packages inside. "The bags were heat sealed and there was a strong odor of gasoline coming from the bags," the officer said. "I eventually cut into several of the bags and noticed that they were filled with small round pills that were stamped with "M" on one side and "30" on the other." The suspected drug trafficker, Jazmin Tentory-Ortega told police she picked up the drugs in California and intended to deliver them to Denver. Officers valued the drugs at roughly $1.7 million in street value. “$1.7 million, that’s a lot of drugs off the street. Unfortunately with the fentanyl epidemic, or whatever you want to call it, this is kind of an average thing, it’s kind of what normal more and more that we’re seeing coming through," said St. George Police Officer Tiffany Mitchell.Acknowledging I-15 as a major drug trafficking corridor, Mitchell encouraged anyone with information about suspected drug trafficking or activity to call local law enforcement. “What we’re seeing is an increase in fentanyl with users we typically see them using heroin. Now with fentanyl it’s cheaper and easier to get so we’re seeing an increase with that usage," said Officer Mitchell.
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