Deputies from the Imperial County Sheriff's Office seized fentanyl Tuesday.

A traffic stop was made shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Highway 86 near Salton City. A drug sniffing K-9 alerted to the vehicle and deputies were able to locate over 6.5 pounds of powdered fentanyl and slightly over 2 pounds of fentanyl pills. The driver of the vehicle, a resident of Coachella, was arrested for various charges including the Transportation of a Controlled Substance and Possessi0n of a Controlled Substance For Sale. He was booked into Imperial County Jaill.