Traffic stop leads to discovery of six kilograms of fentanyl

Morgan County, Ind. – Nearly half a million dollars’ worth of Fentanyl is off the streets.

Indiana State Police stopped a Ford F-150 on I-70 for following another vehicle too close and using slower speeds in the passing lane.

The incident happened Friday morning around 11:00 in Morgan County, Indiana.

Troopers stopped the truck and identified the driver as Christian Recarte, of Los Angeles, California, with three passengers in the vehicle.

During the traffic stop, troopers said there was reason to believe there were illegal drugs in the truck.

A Putnam County Sheriff’s K-9 was called and positively detected drugs in the vehicle.

A search of the truck turned up six kilograms of fentanyl, with an estimated value of $450,000.

It’s estimated that the seizure removed around 59,000 doses of this lethal drug off the streets.

ISP says the drugs were coming from California and the destination was Ohio.

Christian Recarte is charged with possession of narcotic drug and dealing a narcotic drug.

His passengers, Hugo Moreno, Katherine Navarro, and Kelin Martinez were charged with possession of a narcotic drug and dealing a narcotic drug. They’re all from Los Angeles, California.

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(This story was originally published on April 12, 2019)