July 14, 2023 - Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on July 12, 2023, the Sheriff’s Office, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (KC-HIDTA) Task Force and the DEA-Bakersfield Office concluded a lengthy narcotics investigation with the seizure of 150,000 (M-30) Fentanyl pills and the arrest of an adult male.

Throughout the investigation, detectives identified Pantalion Lopez-Zavala, age (30) from Durango, Mexico, to be involved with several other subjects from Mexico in the sales and trafficking of large quantities of fentanyl from Southern California.

Pantalion Lopez-Zavala was arrested in the 5500 block of Laval Road, in Arvin after an undercover operation led to the seizure of the large amount of counterfeit (M-30) Fentanyl pills concealed in his vehicle.

Pantalion Lopez-Zavala was booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Central Receiving Facility jail for the following charges:  possession and transportation of a controlled substance for the purpose of sales.

This investigation was a result of the collaborative effort between the DEA Bakersfield Office, CHP- Central Division and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, KC-HIDTA Task Force.

Source & photo: Kern County Sheriff’s Office