Man arrested for drug trafficking

COLFAX — A vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation and deputies found illegal drugs, paraphernalia, and a firearm in downtown Colfax on Nov. 22.

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office used a search warrant and found approximately 150 fentanyl tablets, 48 grams of heroin, 53 grams of methamphetamine, $825, and a pistol, according to Sheriff Brett Myers.

The deputies reportedly saw the drugs and other paraphernalia inside the vehicle.

“That information, along with other statements made by the driver lead deputies to apply for a search warrant out of concern of possible narcotics trafficking,” s...