(Oroville, CA) – The Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force reports 3.5 ounces of powder fentanyl seized in Oroville.

The seizure began with a traffic stop on HWY 70 at Central House Road. The driver, 53-year-old Brian Kessler is currently on probation for drug sales. A consent search lead to the discovery of the powdered fentanyl, as well as numerous pills and a syringe loaded with meth, additional meth and drug paraphernalia.

A subsequent search of the room he was living in at America’s Best Value Inn also turned up 121 counterfeit oxycodone pills, psilocybin  mushrooms, pay/owe documentation, a digital scale and packaging materials.

28-year-old Cynthia Acosta was also arrested.