Authorities detained a South Carolina woman last week after they allegedly discovered roughly 1,500 grams of fentanyl as she was being monitored for "drug-selling activities."
Katelin Lee Abernathy, 25, of Spartanburg, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 24, after a traffic stop uncovered 941 grams of fentanyl, 20 grams of meth, one Glock pistol, and one SKS rifle, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.
Abernathy was already being watched when she was stopped on Candlenut Lane in the Boiling Springs neighborhood, according to the sheriff's office. During the stop, a K-9 alerted deputies to the drugs.
Following the traffic stop, investigators secured a search warrant for Abernathy's storage facility. The unit included 531 grams of fentanyl, three handguns, and four "long guns," according to the SCSO.
Abernathy is accused of trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl, and having a weapon while committing a violent offense. She was booked without bond into the Spartanburg County Detention Center.
Abernathy's alleged "drug-selling activities" were investigated by the sheriff's office, Spartanburg County Narcotics Unit, Spartanburg County Home Detention, Spartanburg County ICE Team, Homeland Security Investigations, Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and Union County Sheriff's Office.
According to DEA assessments, the fentanyl reportedly found in Abernathy's hands had the capacity to kill almost 736,000 people.
According to the CDC, fentanyl is one of the most hazardous narcotics on the market and a "major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses" in the United States.
According to the DEA, the synthetic opioid is around 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, and only two milligrams of fentanyl has the capacity to kill an adult.
According to the DEA, more than 46.4 million fentanyl pills and 6,900 pounds of fentanyl powder have been intercepted in 2023, or over 204 million lethal doses.
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