On January 17th, a Meade County Deputy made a a traffic stop of a 2000 Toyota Corolla was conducted which led to a consensual search of the vehicle where 37 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills were seized and the driver Julio Reyes Beltran was arrested for:

Distribute of a controlled substance
No Drug Tax Stamp
Use of a Communication Facility to Commit a Felony
Display of a License Plate

The approximately 167,000 pills have a street value of $850,000.00.