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ST. GEORGE — A recent bust that yielded thousands of fentanyl pills valued at more than $900,000 during a traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Washington underscores the battle being waged by law enforcement agencies across the state against the highly potent and highly fatal drug.
Jesus Adrian Valdez Vidales, 35, of Denver, Colorado, was arrested Sunday and booked into jail shortly after midnight facing second-degree felony possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
The arrest stems from a traffic stop on Interstate 15 when a red vehicle was heading north and passed a Washington police officer who was also heading north near the St. George Boulevard exit in Washington County. The officer noticed the car's window tint was darker than the 30% tint that is legal in Utah.
The officer stopped the vehicle near the Washington Parkway exit of northbound I-15 for a possible window tint violation.
