At approximately 3:11 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, a Navajo County Sheriff’s Office criminal interdiction deputy conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation on 2nd Street and Bales Avenue in Winslow. K-9 Zolton was deployed and performed a free air sniff and was alerted on the vehicle. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed 43.4 pounds of methamphetamine and 7.6 pounds of fentanyl pills, which is estimated to be nearly 35,000 pills. The combined street value for all packages is nearly $1.5 million. Jose Luna, 21, and Jose Reyes-Bermudez, 38, both of California were arrested for transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of a narcotic drug, transportation of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs for sale and possession of dangerous drugs. Reyes-Bermudez and Luna were both booked into the Navajo County Jail.
