SAN ANTONIO — Castle Hills Police Department said several drugs, including lethal doses of fentanyl, were found during a traffic stop.
The department posted to its Facebook page Wednesday that the traffic stop was conducted overnight. The stop was reportedly for equipment violations.
While officers spoke with the driver and passengers, one of the passengers opened the glove box and an officer noticed a loaded syringe with heroin. A search resulted in finding a small amount of marijuana, methamphetamines, drug paraphernalia, 6.5 grams of fentanyl wrapped for distribution, and 5.3 grams of heroin also wrapped for distribution.
Castle Hills police said only two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dose, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
All three people in the car were arrested on various charges, the post said.
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