(FOX40.COM) — Two people were arrested on Wednesday after Sacramento County deputies found a quarter-pound of fentanyl, multiple scales, a sawed-off shotgun, and a loaded revolver.
According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the man and woman were also discovered to have felony warrants out of Placer County and were booked into a Sacramento County jail.
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On Wednesday, deputies said two people gave them fake identities after contacting them during a “call for service.”
“Upon further investigation, a records check revealed that both the man and woman had felony warrants out of Placer County,” the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies later searched a motor home belonging to the two people where they found the guns and fentanyl.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office also posted a photo to social media that shows multiple phones, cash, and drug paraphernalia that seemed to indicate the intention of selling the fentanyl. All items were seized by deputies along with the guns and fentanyl.
According to the California Department of Public Health, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
The state department adds that fentanyl-laced drugs are “extremely dangerous” because it is nearly impossible to tell if other drugs have been laced with the substance and can’t be detected through sight, smell, or taste.
Aydian Ahmad
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