Chief Deputy: Fentanyl, meth found during Unicoi Co. traffic stop
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UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Deputies in Unicoi County reportedly seized methamphetamine and fentanyl during a traffic stop on Friday.

A news release from Unicoi County Chief Deputy Frank Rogers states deputies pulled over a black Lexus on 2nd Street in Erwin early on Friday morning.

According to Rogers, three people were inside the Lexus. The driver was identified as Lou Solorio, 48, of Johnson City.

Deputies searched Solorio’s purse and found roughly 22 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine, a glass pipe and baggies, Rogers stated.

The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) reported that there was a spot inside the vehicle that appeared to have been tampered with in the backseat area. When they searched the area, deputies reportedly found a bag containing “multiple prepackaged baggies of the same type of crystalline substance as well as a large bag containing a white powder believed to be fentanyl,” the release states.

The suspected meth from the backseat weighed 237 grams, and Solorio allegedly had 22 grams of the substance in her purse. The fentanyl found weighed roughly 15 grams.

The passenger in the rear seat was identified as Marvin Green, 42, of Sevierville.

Solorio was charged with simple possession, window tint violation, driving on a suspended license, driving while in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia possession.

Green was charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to sell, possession of methamphetamine for resale and drug paraphernalia possession.

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