Roberts County Deputy makes largest Fentanyl seizure in South Dakota history

Published by admin on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 1:27pm

Fentanyl Seized The Fentanyl powder and Fentanyl laced pills pictured were seized on Nov. 26 by a Roberts County Deputy. ~ Courtesy Photo

by Roberts County Sheriff Tyler Appel

On Nov. 26, 2022, a Roberts County Deputy working alongside a Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal Police Officer conduct- ed a traffic stop which led to the seizure of approximately 16.462 pounds of Fentanyl and Fentanyl laced pills. During the seizure, the Deputy located 3.4 lbs. of Fentanyl powder and ap- proximately 53,000 counterfeit pills laced with the deadly Fentanyl drug.

The cost of these drugs seized exceeds two million dollars in street value and led to the arrest of two individuals whose identities will not be released at this time due to continued investigatory efforts by our federal partners.

According to DEA statistics, this amount of Fentanyl would have the potential of killing over 3,690,000 people. The SD Census last conducted in 2020 indicates the population of SD at 886,667. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website..

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