WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA — Two people were arrested after a state trooper found 15 grams of suspected fentanyl during a traffic stop on Interstate 70 this month.
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The Indiana State Police (ISP) said in a social media post that a Wayne County dispatcher received a report of a red vehicle hitting a guardrail on I-70 Westbound near the 150-mile marker on August 7.
The vehicle continued west down I-70 when the trooper found it near 146-mile marker.
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The trooper discovered both the driver and the passenger unconscious inside.
“While checking their welfare, Trooper (Jake) Ridgway saw a small plastic bag containing a white powdery substance plainly visible between the passenger’s legs,” said an Indiana State Police spokesperson. “The substance is suspected to be fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid.”
The trooper arrested the driver, Justin Dawson, 45, on several preliminary charges, including a felony count of possession of a narcotic drug.
The passenger, Roxanne Steele, 43, was arrested on a preliminary felony count of possession of a narcotic drug.
The suspected fentanyl was seized as evidence and submitted to the ISP laboratory for more analysis.
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