3 men were arrested after more than 110 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl pills were reportedly recovered during a traffic stop that was set in motion on I-15 and ended in the city of Washington over the weekend.
ST. GEORGE — Three men were arrested after more than 110 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl pills were reportedly recovered during a traffic stop that was set in motion on northbound Interstate 15 and ended on Green Springs Drive in the city of Washington over the weekend.
Washington Police Chief Jason Williams told St. George News that 95 pounds of methamphetamine and more than 18 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills were recovered during the traffic stop early Sunday morning. He also said the suspected narcotics were valued at more than $15.8 million, when broken down into street-level sales.
The arrest stems from a traffic stop initiated early Sunday morning after an officer heading north along I-15 near the St. George Boulevard exit noticed a blue SUV with Colorado plates swerving in and out of the travel lane. After the SUV crossed over the fog line, the officer decided to follow the vehicle as it exited the interstate at Green Springs Drive.
According to charging documents filed in 5th District Court, the officer stopped the SUV for the alleged lane travel violation near the 200 block of Green Springs Drive in Washington. As the officer approached, the report states that the driver Limberth Salvador Lopez Peralta, 24, got out of the SUV and started to walk away, until he was ordered to stop and advised he was being detained.
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