Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona police seized more than 160 pounds of drugs last week after three traffic stoppages just days apart. I was.

On January 18, a DPS trooper pulled up a Chevrolet Silverado on Interstate 10 in Pima County. Marana, northwest of Tucson. Troopers searched the truck, noticing “numerous signs of criminal activity”. About 52 pounds of methamphetamine, 28 pounds of fentanyl tablets and about 2.5 pounds of fentanyl powder were found in the vehicle, according to a DPS news release. Troopers arrested the Tucson resident driver, his 27-year-old Carlos Calixtro Barrera, and his passenger, his 30-year-old Francisco Calixtro Barrera. They were incarcerated in the Pima County Jail on charges including possession, transport and sale of drugs and dangerous substances.

Later that same day, near Cordes Lake, another officer pulled up a Jeep SUV on I-17 heading north. During the stop, a trooper with a drug-sniffing dog found about 36 pounds of fentanyl pills and he had 21.5 pounds of meth in the SUV, according to the release. His driver, 32-year-old Jose Espinoza Gil, and his passenger, 42-year-old Luciano Zamudio, both from Phoenix, were arrested and incarcerated at the Yavapai County Jail. He was arrested on suspicion of possessing, transporting, and selling drugs and other dangerous substances. drug.

On January 21, police pulled over a Mazda SUV on Interstate 40 in Holbrook, Navajo County. During the stop, the trooper discovered a nearly 26-pound fentanyl pill inside his SUV’s spare tire. Troopers arrested his 28-year-old Jesus Hernandez Hernandez in Manson, Washington. He was incarcerated in the Navajo County Jail on charges including possessing and transporting drugs for sale.

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