On Sept. 17, Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at mile marker 292 near the Holbrook area for civil traffic violations. During the traffic stop, deputies were granted consent to search the vehicle. The search revealed approximately 15.5 pounds of methamphetamine, and nearly 12,000 blue M30 fentanyl pills concealed in the vehicle. Luis Manuel Perez-Fabian, 28, of Phoenix, and Amando Madrano, 34, of Mexico, were both arrested for transportation of a narcotic drug, 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. The estimated street value for both the fentanyl pills and the methamphetamine is over $640,000. Both Perez Fabian and Madrano were booked into Navajo County Jail. They are both currently being held on a $200,000 cash-only bond.
