Last week, Cottonwood Police arrested three people and seized over 125,000 fentanyl pills in two traffic stops.
According to the Cottonwood Police Department, K-9 units conducted interdiction operations on SR260 between Camp Verde and Cottonwood. During those interdiction operations, K-9 Officers conducted multiple traffic stops.
During two separate traffic stops on different days, officers seized a total of 29 lbs. of Fentanyl pills, and three subjects were arrested and booked into the Yavapai County jail for various narcotics trafficking charges.