CHP Seizes $1.7 Million Worth of Fentanyl in 2 Traffic Stops, Some Hidden in Raw Beef

In a Fresno County stop, officers find a cooler containing packages of carne asada in which the drug had been hidden.

Authorities found packages of fentanyl hidden inside carne asada packages during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Fresno County, Calif., on Oct. 3, 2024. California Highway Patrol

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) last week seized 120,000 fentanyl-laced pills during two separate traffic stops, with the drugs hidden inside packages of raw beef in one of the vehicles. Three suspects were arrested, all residents of Washington state.

The first traffic stop, on Oct. 3 along Interstate 5 in Fresno County, resulted in a major bust after a K9 officer found a cooler containing several packages of carne asada in which 11 pounds of fentanyl, worth about $500,000, had been concealed.