A routine traffic stop in Livermore led to more than just a fix-it ticket, two arrests, and the seizure of a small pharmacy's worth of drugs, including hundreds of possibly lethal doses of fentanyl. The Livermore Police Department shared the details of the incident on their social media, noting that the initial cause was a gold Toyota Avalon's inoperable brake light.

Officers promptly pulled over the said vehicle near the intersection of First Street and Mines Road. It was approximately 4:15 p.m. when Charles Golonko, the 37-year-old passenger with an active misdemeanor warrant, consented to the search that would unveil the concerning haul, which included cash in various denominations, methamphetamine, Xanax, a meth pipe, a digital scale, and hundred unused small baggies all suggestive components of a drug sales operation that found its end in the containment of 965 lethal doses of fentanyl.

The result of the findings triggered multiple charges against Golonko, who is now facing the criminal justice system with transportation and selling narcotics, possession with intent to sell, and transporting a controlled substance in his growing list of allegations. Meanwhile, the driver, 29-year-old Cassandra Cornutt, was not spared by the law either, her record marred by three outstanding felony warrants and impersonation charges for her attempts to deceive the officers at the scene.