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ST. GEORGE — Officers seized 10 pounds of fentanyl pills during a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 15 in St. George over the weekend, adding to the current surge of the deadly potent drug.
On Saturday an officer noticed a black Ford Mustang cross over the white fog line adjacent to the right shoulder as the vehicle headed north shortly after 10 p.m. After following the car for nearly six miles, the officer stopped the vehicle at mile marker 7, just south of the St. George Boulevard exit.
According to charging documents filed in support of the arrest, the officer approached the driver, identified as 26-year-old Deybin Y. Turcios-Doblado, who presented a driver's license issued out of Mexico, as well as an identified card issued out of Utah.
While running a check on the vehicle, the officer was unable to locate any car registered under the VIN number provided on the insurance card. The driver then provided additional documentation for the newly purchased vehicle. Even with the additional information, the records check found no such vehicle on file.
When the officer ran a background check on the driver, the officer was advised of an active $2,700 warrant for the driver's arrest, issued out of Midvale Justice Court by emergency dispatch.
At that point the driver was handcuffed and detained on the warrant, and officers found a pipe and what appeared to be cocaine during a search of Doblado's pants pocket prior to transport.
Read the full article at St. George News.
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