2 women arrested for allegedly driving through Kern County with 10 pounds of fentanyl: CHP

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Two women were arrested last week for allegedly carrying 10 pounds of suspected fentanyl, worth nearly half a million dollars, on Interstate 5.

The California Highway Patrol said officers stopped a vehicle on I-5 near Highway 223 in Bakersfield on June 7.

According to CHP officials, an officer saw evidence inside the vehicle that suggested two occupants were “involved in criminal activity.” Officers and a drug-sniffing dog discovered a hidden compartment in the car’s dashboard that contained approximately 10 pounds of suspected fentanyl, valued at over $454,000.

The two women – identified by the CHP as Nieli Lugo, 30, and Victoria Olivas, 23 – were arrested and booked into the Kern County Jail on charges of possession of fentanyl for sale and transportation of fentanyl, officials said in a statement.

Neither Lugo nor Olivas were listed as being in custody in Kern County jail records Monday evening.