FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A traffic stop has led to Fentanyl charges in Franklin County.
On July 24th just before 5pm, a traffic stop was initiated on I57 near State Highway 154.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as 27 year old Alexander Smith of West Frankfort, there was also a passenger 21 year old Nathaniel Sloan of Benton.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 198.5 Fentanyl pills.
Sloan was arrested and faces charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession with the Intent to Manufacture and Deliver a Controlled Substance.
He was taken to the Franklin County Jail.
