On March 6, a Navajo County Criminal Interdiction Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 258 in the Winslow area. During the traffic stop, deputies determined the driver Jaime Sevilla-Veliz, 24, of California, had a suspended/revoked driver’s license and he was then placed under arrest. During a search incident to arrest, approximately one dozen blue suspected M-30 fentanyl pills were located on Sevilla-Veliz’s person, and a subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a large amount of the same. The total weight of the pills was over two pounds (roughly 9,360 pills). The estimated street value for the narcotic drugs is more than $65,500.
Sevilla-Veliz was arrested for transportation of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, and possession of a narcotic drug. He was booked into the Navajo County Jail and is currently being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond.
