On Wednesday, June 29, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at Milepost 257, near Winslow. During the course of the traffic stop, a certified narcotics detection K-9 was deployed to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle and had a positive alert. A search of the vehicle revealed nearly 30,000 M-30 fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of over $730,000. Roberto Martinez-Torres, 22, and Gilberto Sanchez-Garcia, 22, both of Phoenix, were both arrested for possession of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale and transportation of a narcotic drug for sale Both Martinez Torres and Sanchez Garcia were booked into Navajo County Jail.
