Man arrested for Fentanyl possession

A 50-year-old Key West man was arrested Tuesday for possessing Fentanyl following a traffic stop.

Christopher Scott Gazzale was a passenger in a Cadillac that was stopped on U.S. 1 in Marathon at approximately 1 p.m. for impeding the flow of southbound traffic on U.S. 1 and texting while driving.

Gazzale was asked if he had anything illegal and he stated he had some heroin and a needle. The needled was found in his pocket as well as two plastic bags containing a substance that field tested positive for Fentanyl.

There was a total of four grams of Fentanyl.

Gazzale was taken to jail.

The driver was not charged.

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