A traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 8 in Wellton helped lead the Arizona Department of Public Safety to  the seizure of drugs, guns and cash.

On July 13,  a DPS  trooper stopped the driver of a Toyota RAV4 for moving violations on eastbound Interstate 8 in Wellton.

"During the traffic stop, the trooper observed indicators of criminal activity. While conducting a search of the vehicle, the trooper located approximately 11.9 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills,"  DPS reported in a release.

The driver and sole occupant, 28-year-old Laura Yancel Robles of Phoenix, was booked into the Yuma County Jail on charges including conspiracy, participating in an illegal enterprise, transportation of a narcotic drug and possession of a narcotic drug for sale, authorities said.

Later on July 13, AZDPS Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission  detectives served a related search warrant on the home of Carlos Ramirez-Gutierrez, 29, in San Luis. Detectives seized the following items:

Approximately 2.1 pounds of methamphetamine
Approximately 1.18 pounds of fentanyl pills
Approximately 2.08 pounds of fentanyl powder
Approximately 1.18 pounds of unknown powder
2 high-capacity rifles
6 handguns
2 firearm suppressors
Magazines

Ramirez-Gutierrez was arrested and booked into the Yuma County Jail on charges including:

Possession of a narcotic drug for sale
Possession of a dangerous drug for sale
Transportation of a narcotic drug
Money laundering
Misconduct with weapons in a drug offense
Misconduct with weapons by a prohibited possessor
Conspiracy
Participating in an illegal enterprise