One million doses of fentanyl found stuffed in fish

One million lethal doses of fentanyl totaling up to $10million were found concealed in some fish in the back of a car in the Bronx, according to authorities. 

While monitoring Johnny de Los Santos-Martinez, in connection to a drug trafficking investigation, detectives found him in a white 2017 Acura MDX with two boxes in his back seat, according to New York city’s narcotics prosecutor. 

Police obtained a search warrant for the vehicle – located in Parkchester – and found Styrofoam coolers inside the boxes, NBC News 4 reported. 

Police were investigating Johnny de Los Santos-Martinez in connection to a drug trafficking investigation

They located him in Parkchester driving a white 2017 Acura MDX with two Styrofoam boxes in the backseat

Inside the larger cooler was fish wrapped around two green plastic brick-shaped packages. A third was inside a vacuum sealed package of chili, according to police. 

Another green package wrapped in fish was found in the smaller cooler.   

All of the packages had approximately 2.2lbs of fentanyl, according to authorities.

They had assumed that the powder was cocaine, but further lab testing revealed that it was a synthetic opioid found to be 50 times stronger than heroin.

After obtaining a search warrant, detectives discovered three bricks of fentanyl wrapped in fish and another wrapped in a vacuum concealed chili

Wholesale, the four wrapped fentanyl bricks are valued at an estimated $100,000. 

New York City has seen an uptick of fentanyl being placed in the illegal drug market. It is commonly found in heroin, cocaine and other synthetic drugs. 

Los Santos-Martinez was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, with bail set at $150,000. 

He’s expected to appear in the Manhattan Criminal Court on February 28.