FENTANYL - ARREST

September 8, 2021

El Paso, Texas - On September 7, 2021, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies from the Peter J Herrera Patrol Station conducted a traffic stop at the 1300 block of North Darrington.  Upon further investigation and a vehicle search, Deputies discovered 409 grams of pills, determined to be fentanyl along with four grams of crystal methamphetamine. Jose Perez Lorta, a 24 year old, was charged with Possession of Controlled substance PG1 >=4G<200G (methamphetamines) and Manufacture and Delivery Controlled Substance PG1B >400G (Fentanyl).  Perez was subsequently booked into the El Paso County Jail under a total bond of $207,500 bond.