Three people and 5.5 pounds of fentanyl were seized Tuesday afternoon as police continue their investigation into fentanyl distribution across Nashville.
According to authorities, after a hand-to-hand transaction involving 2.2 pounds of fentanyl was witnessed, three suspects were taken into custody in an auto parts parking lot on Nolensville Pike. Police believe Ochoa Martinez, 30, of Tacoma, Washington, and Bectran Yesenia, 25, came to the parking lot to sell the fentanyl to Jermarcus Burns, 32, of Nashville.