Nearly a quarter-million fentanyl pills and more than $100,000 in cash is now in the hands of the FBI after an attempted traffic stop that ended with a crash in Albuquerque last week.
One of the suspects in the crash is also now at the center of a continued federal investigation.
The crash happened last Thursday, February 9, around 10 p.m. near Bridge and La Vega Drive SW, just west of the Rio Grande.
Before the crash, a New Mexico State Police officer saw an SUV pass his patrol car on I-25 going roughly 125 miles per hour.
According to documents filed in federal court, federal investigators believe Edward Vallez, 42, and Jonathan Acuna, 22, were inside the SUV.
Investigators say the driver of the speeding vehicle wouldn’t stop for police, eventually exiting on Avenida Cesar Chavez.
The SUV then headed west on the city street, toward the Rio Grande.
Just west of the river, near the intersection of Bridge Boulevard and La Vega, investigators say the pursuing NMSP officer saw signs of a crash.
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