IREDELL CO., N.C. – Iredell County deputies seized approximately $3,752,000 of suspected fentanyl mixed with cocaine, according to a news release.
The news release states that on Sunday, December 10, deputies conducted a traffic stop for a violation and the canine on the scene detected narcotics.
Sheriff Darren Campbell says the deputies found 53.6 kilos of narcotics and an excess of $100,000 after searching the tractor-trailer.
Lorenzo Arreola, 44, and Lucio Avila, 33, were traveling from Charlotte, North Carolina to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to the release, and were transported to the Iredell County Detention Center.