Fentanyl bust: $1.6 million worth of drugs seized in Montgomery County, district attorney says

UPPER MERION TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Authorities in Montgomery County said more than $1.6 million worth of fentanyl was seized during a drug bust this week.

The drugs were found after 22-year-old Arizona resident Jorge Valdez-Rosas was arrested at a hotel in Upper Merion Township on Wednesday.

Prosecutors said the investigation began when authorities received information that a drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico and the United States was smuggling fentanyl.

An investigation led police to Valdez-Rosas and he was placed under surveillance on Tuesday.

When he left his hotel room on Wednesday, prosecutors said he was carrying a duffel bag containing five kilograms of fentanyl.

Valdez-Rosas is being held on $500,000 bail.