Deputies in Florida arrested a 23-year-old man after finding a trafficking amount of fentanyl in a cookie jar during a traffic stop Thursday night.
According to Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Larry Chapman had 9.8 grams of fentanyl hidden inside a container labeled “Cookies” that was tucked in the driver’s seat back pocket when deputies stopped him for a traffic violation in the area of Broward Street and Texas Avenue about 10:15 p.m.
“The DEA says 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be deadly; our deputies recovered nearly 10 grams of this lethal drug during this traffic stop,” Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said. “We are out there every day trying to prevent this poison from entering Collier County.”
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Deputies also found nearly 10 grams of cocaine inside Chapman’s vehicle.
Chapman was taken into custody and booked into the Collier County jail on fentanyl trafficking and cocaine possession charges.
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