State Police arrest woman accused of trafficking fentanyl

Little Rock (KATV) — On Tuesday, Arkansas State Police (ASP) officers arrested a woman who is accused of trafficking fentanyl.

ASP says that they pulled over a vehicle traveling along Interstate 40 eastbound near the 86-mile marker for speeding.

Upon searching the vehicle, they discovered approximately half a pound of counterfeit hydrocodone pills containing fentanyl in the center console of the vehicle.

The vehicle's driver, Jasmine Charmaine Petty of Mississippi, has been booked into the Pope County Detention Center.

She is facing felony charges for trafficking a controlled substance.