A Lompoc woman was arrested early Saturday morning after Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies seized more than two pounds of fentanyl during a traffic stop near Summerland, authorities said.
Deputies from the Carpinteria substation stopped a northbound vehicle on Highway 101 around 1:35 a.m. on March 15 after observing it failing to maintain its lane, according to a news release issued by Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Raquel Zick.
The driver was identified as Erica Racheal Ruvalcaba, who showed signs of being under the influence of drugs during the stop, officials said. A search of the vehicle uncovered approximately two pounds and six ounces of fentanyl concealed inside a subwoofer speaker, along with about eight grams of methamphetamine and used methamphetamine pipes.