More than 3,000 fentanyl pills seized, one arrested in traffic stop on Mississippi highway

Published 6:08 am Monday, July 26, 2021

More than 3,000 Fentanyl pills and crystal meth were seized during a traffic stop on a Mississippi highway Saturday morning.

Officials with the Perry County Sheriff’s Office reported that one of its deputies assisted by metro narcotics, made a traffic stop on US Highway 98 just East of New Augusta.

The stop resulted in the seizure of approximately 3,000 Fentanyl pills and approximately an ounce of Crystal Meth.

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Angela Pacheco, 39 , was charged with trafficking with intent to deliver (Meth) and trafficking with intent to deliver (Fentanyl pills).