Authorities say they've seized more than four pounds of a powerful painkiller blamed for a spike in drug overdoses following a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in eastern Indiana.
The Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement multi-jurisdictional police task force says the stop Monday led to the discovery of two kilograms of fentanyl in a car driven by 41-year-old Gustavo Romero of Wildomar, California. He's being held in federal custody in Indianapolis. It wasn't clear whether he faces any criminal charges.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin that's responsible for a recent surge in overdose deaths in some parts of the country.
It wasn't clear if Romero has an attorney who might comment on his behalf.