BLANDING, Utah — A Saturday morning traffic stop in San Juan County turned up a significant amount of drugs with help from a K-9 and her handler.
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office said the early morning stop in Blanding was originally made for a traffic violation. During the stop, the K-9, Nyx, alerted deputies after picking up an odor of narcotics.
A search of the vehicle turned up approximately 88 pounds of suspected fentanyl, which is equal to nearly 240,000 pills. In addition, 5 kilograms of heroin was also found during the search.
According to the sheriff's office, the street value of the drugs is estimated at $1.2 million dollars.
The driver of the vehicle, who was not identified, was arrested on the scene and transported to the San Juan County Jail.
