NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — A suspected drug trafficker was arrested Tuesday after detectives seized sufficient fentanyl from him to probably kill over 30,000 individuals, in line with the Collier County Sheriff’s Workplace.
In a social media submit, CCSO revealed that round 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, detectives arrested Kevin Dylan Jensen, 31, and seized greater than 60 grams of the lethal opioid that they are saying was in his possession.
Jensen was pulled over for a site visitors cease on the intersection of Pine Ridge Street and Napa Boulevard in Naples.
A CCSO Okay-9 alerted authorities to the presence of narcotics after conducting a free-air examination round his automobile.
In a possible trigger search of Jensen’s automobile, Collier County deputies discovered 47.5 grams of fentanyl, $2,357 in money, an unspecified quantity of cocaine, and different drug paraphernalia.
Deputies with the Collier County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested Jensen and charged him with trafficking in fentanyl and possession of cocaine.
“We’re taking a zero-tolerance strategy to fentanyl trafficking in Collier County,” mentioned Sheriff Kevin Rambosk. “This poison continues to take lives, and we are going to proceed to focus on sellers who put lives in danger. By way of our Laced & Deadly initiative, we’re not solely aggressively implementing the regulation but in addition working to coach the general public on the risks of fentanyl.”
Jensen was additionally served with further warrants on the Collier County Jail relating to incidents in February and March, the place Jensen was accused of promoting a complete of 13 grams of fentanyl to undercover CCSO detectives.
