In two unrelated traffic stops Navajo County Sheriff’s deputies seized nearly $5 million in illegal drugs. At approximately 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, deputies conducted a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 40 at Milepost 297, near Sun Valley for several traffic infractions. As the investigation into the traffic stop was conducted, deputies became suspicious of criminal activity. K-9 Kilo was deployed to perform a free air sniff of the vehicle. Kilo had a positive alert on the vehicle and a search revealed 124.1 pounds of methamphetamine, .8 grams of ecstasy and a firearm. The estimated street value for the illegal drugs was just under $3 million. Henry Paxton, 55, of Florida was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs for sale, transportation of dangerous drugs, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of a firearm during a drug offense and possession of drug paraphernalia and was booked into the Navajo County Jail. This is the largest methamphetamine seizure in the history of the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office. Just hours after the first traffic stop, Navajo County Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at Milepost 257 in the Winslow area for traffic violations. After further investigation, a search of the vehicle revealed nearly 78,000 M-30 fentanyl pills. The estimated street value of the narcotic drug is close to $2 million. Alejandro Garcia Gonzalez, 53, of California was arrested for transportation of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale and possession of a narcotic drug and booked into the county jail.
