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COLFAX – Seventy fentanyl tablets and 22 grams of methamphetamine were discovered in a vehicle in downtown Colfax on Dec. 2.

“This is the third traffic stop by deputies in the past week where a substantial quantity of narcotics, specifically fentanyl tablets, meant for distribution in our area have been located and seized,” said Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers.

The vehicle was stopped as it headed south for a traffic violation.

“During the contact, deputies obtained information from the driver and passengers, which lead them to believe illegal narcotics were in the vehicle and th...