According to U.S. Attorney Justin Herman, the three Texans were arrested in Ohio with $1,000,000 worth of fentanyl, enough ‘to kill everyone in Toledo several times over.
One kilogram of the opioid was seized at a Toledo post office, and another half-kilo and $8,500 in cash were seized at a motel room where the trio were staying. Authorities said the Texans were planning to mail the drugs from Ohio back to Texas.
According to Foxnews.com
Fentanyl is “a dangerous synthetic opioid with deadly consequences for users and those in law enforcement,” Steve Francis, special agent in charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement homeland security investigations office in Detroit, told the Blade.
The investigation began Monday when authorities learned that three “suspicious” people had checked in to two rooms at a Red Roof Inn in Toledo, the Dallas Morning News reported.
On Monday and Tuesday, police reportedly watched three individuals – identified as Darrius Lonzo Lewis, 29; Anthony Ray Robinson, 32; and Barbara Nykitta Wilson, 21 – leaving and entering the rooms.
Authorities said they watched Robinson and Wilson drive in separate cars to a post office Tuesday. Robinson reportedly entered the post office with a package, while Wilson returned a rental car before going back to the hotel in Robinson’s car, the Dallas Morning News reported.
After obtaining a search warrant, police found the drugs and cash and arested the suspects. Further investigation led police to the post office, where authorities said they found a package containing more fentanyl.
When investigators questioned the trio, Robinson and Wilson said they were half-siblings who had driven up from Texas — for a wedding, according to Robinson, and for a proposal dinner by Wilson’s account. Lewis said he had flown to Ohio from Houston.
The three were being held at the Lucas County Jail in Ohi.”
sources: foxnews.com, The Toledo Blade, Twitter