Man arrested for trafficking fentanyl

A 66-year-old Key West man was arrested Thursday for possessing a large amount of fentanyl.

Uthon Lee Sloan was charged with trafficking an opium derivative.

Deputy Ty Torres stopped a blue Jeep Cherokee southbound on U.S. 1 on Big Pine Key at approximately 6:25 p.m. for speeding.

Sloan stated there was nothing illegal in his vehicle and gave consent to search. Sloan became nervous and admitted there was a blue sweatshirt inside the vehicle that contained drugs.

A plastic grocery bag was found in the sweatshirt containing 28.4 grams of fentanyl.

Sloan was taken to jail.

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