Posted on 12/14/2023 6:25:15 AM PST by Enlightened1
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina said a traffic stop yielded so much fentanyl it was enough to kill nearly 27 million people, more than twice the state's population.
The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said its Interstate Criminal Enforcement Team (ICE) conducted a traffic stop Sunday when they pulled over a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer on Interstate 77.
Authorities said, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration website, "One kilogram of Fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people."
"This math shows that 53.6 kilos could potentially kill 26,800,000 people," authorities posted on its Facebook page. "North Carolina has a population of 10.7 million, so this would cause death to the entire population of North Carolina 2.5 times over."
The men were arrested and transported to the Iredell County Detention Center and were each issued a $3.5 million secured bond. Federal investigators are currently looking into the legal status of being in the U.S.
Inside the truck were Lorenzo Juan Arreola, 44 Years Old, from Sunland Park, New Mexico, and Lucio Eduardo Chavira Avila, 33 Years Old, from Parral Chihuahua, Mexico. Authorities said they were going from Charlotte, North Carolina to Philadelphia with a load of tile.
The deputies' canine dog detected the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle.
During a search, authorities uncovered 53.6 kilos (118lbs) of suspected fentanyl possibly mixed with cocaine. Money was also discovered in excess of $100,000.
The sheriff said the estimated value of the drugs was $30,000.00 per kilogram. The total street value would translate to approximately $3,752,000.00.
Chinese Fentanyl. Thousands, countless, really, Chinese soldiers stream across our border.
Hmmmm...
They want us to believe this was a routine traffic stop on I-77 conducted by ICE? Sure. LOL
They were watching that truck since before it left Charlotte.
The perps were from Mexico. ICE won't grab drug guys in Charlotte. The Charlotte sheriff doesn't cooperate with ICE so ICE waited until they crossed the border into Iridell County.
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