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Illegal migrant pulled over for speeding allegedly had enough fentanyl in truck to kill millions:
An illegal immigrant pulled over for speeding in Nevada allegedly had enough fentanyl in his truck to kill millions, federal prosecutors say.
Francisco Joel Garcia Farias, 26, now faces federal drug-trafficking charges after a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy stopped his pickup on a rural highway and a narcotics detection dog alerted to the vehicle, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.
Inside, authorities say they found 13 large storage totes packed with approximately 30 pounds of suspected fentanyl and 677 pounds of suspected methamphetamine, a combined haul of more than 700 pounds.
“The massive scale of this seizure underscores the staggering volume of illicit narcotics flowing into our communities from transnational criminal organizations,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada.
“Fourteen kilograms of fentanyl alone represents approximately seven million potentially lethal two-milligram doses — enough to kill more than twice the population of Nevada — and, when combined with over 650 pounds of methamphetamine, represents an estimated street value of approximately $2 million,” Chattah said.
Based on that lethal-dose estimate, the fentanyl could potentially kill nearly twice the population of Los Angeles, everyone in Indiana or roughly the entire population of Paraguay.
“These staggering quantities reflect a blatant disregard for human life, driven purely by profit,” Chattah said.
The Justice Department identified Garcia Farias as an illegal immigrant in its announcement of the charges.
The bust began Oct. 13 on US Highway 93 near Ash Springs, Nevada, where a deputy saw the pickup traveling above the posted speed limit, according to prosecutors’ account of the criminal complaint. --->READ MORE HERE
Man charged after traffic stop turns up 700 pounds of suspected fentanyl, meth:
A man has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging he possessed with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine after law enforcement discovered approximately 14 kilograms (30 pounds) of suspected fentanyl and more than 307 kilograms (677 pounds) of suspected methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Traffic stop led to discovery
According to allegations in the criminal complaint, a deputy with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Oct. 13, 2026, of a pickup truck driven by Francisco Joel Garcia Farias, 26, on U.S. Highway 93 near Ash Springs, Nevada, after observing the vehicle traveling above the posted speed limit.
During the stop, a trained narcotics detection K-9 alerted to the presence of suspected controlled substances in the vehicle.
A subsequent search of the pickup truck revealed 13 large storage totes containing numerous vacuum-sealed packages of suspected narcotics. Law enforcement officers recovered approximately 187 packages containing a white crystalline substance weighing a total of approximately 307.22 kilograms, along with 13 brick-shaped packages weighing approximately 14 kilograms. Field testing of selected samples returned positive results for methamphetamine and fentanyl, respectively.
Charges filed
Garcia Farias is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine.
If convicted, Garcia Farias faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment on each count, followed by five years of supervised release. --->READ MORE HERE
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