Arizona troopers discovered 68 pounds of suspected fentanyl after making a traffic stop on Interstate 8 near Yuma earlier this week.
Authorities had pulled a sedan over on I-8 at milepost 15 on Oct. 5. A search of the car revealed 52 pounds of pills and 16 pounds of what appeared to be fentanyl powder hidden in the car's fuel tank.The driver, 21-year-old Michelle Rodriguez, is from Mexicali. She was booked into Yuma County Jail and faces drug possession charges.
Dayanara Rodriguez, a 20-year-old passenger in the car, was also arrested on drug possession charges.
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