MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A traffic stop in Collin County this month netted the seizure of thousands of fentanyl pills.
According to the Collin County Sheriff’s office, members of Sheriff’s Office and North Texas Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 75 and Republic Drive, Plano on February 10. The vehicle’s operator, a Dallas resident, Eduardo Reyes, agreed to search his vehicle. During the search, approximately 6,000 fentanyl pills and a handgun were recovered.
“As part of their insidious plan to increase addiction across our Nation, the Sineloan and Jalisco New Generation drug cartels are intentionally poisoning tens of thousands of Americans with fentanyl made with Chinese precursors,” said Collin County Jim Skinner. “Last year, well over 100,000 Americans perished from drug overdoses and more than half of those were fatal fentanyl poisonings. These deaths are directly attributable to these Mexican drug cartels. We know that our efforts fighting this scourge will save lives. This seizure illustrates our continuing commitment to use every resource and tactic available to help stem the flow of this deadly poison from entering our communities.”
Reyes was transported to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office and charged with the manufacture/delivery of a penalty group 1 narcotic > 400 grams. He is being held on a $402,500 bond.
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