AZDPS Troopers Intercept Large Fentanyl Load During Traffic Stop in Gila Bend

AZDPS Troopers Intercept Large Fentanyl Load During Traffic Stop in Gila Bend

Just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol state trooper stopped a vehicle on eastbound Interstate 8 near Gila Bend, Arizona, for a civil traffic violation. Troopers conduct enforcement details statewide—including along Interstate 8—in support of Operation Desert Guardian (ODG) to disrupt and deter criminal...

AZDPS Troopers Intercept Significant Fentanyl Load During Traffic Stop in Gila Bend | Department of Public Safety

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