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 </figure>WICHITA, KAN.&nbsp;–&nbsp;A California man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Wichita to trafficking in fentanyl and heroin, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.&nbsp;Mauricio Canas, 24, Bermuda Dunes, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of using a phone in furtherance of drug trafficking. In his plea, he admitted law enforcement officers stopped his car in Thomas County for a traffic violation. In the car, they found more than 9 pounds of fentanyl and more than 8 pounds of heroin.Investigators learned Canas was transporting the drugs from California to New York for distribution when he passed through Kansas. He used a phone to communicate with his contacts in New York.Sentencing is set for Oct. 22. He could face a penalty of up to five years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the transportation charge and up to four years and a fine up to $250,000 on the other count.

Car stop in NW Kansas uncovered fentanyl, heroin