TULSA, Okla. — A man is in custody after Tulsa police say they have nabbed their largest fentanyl bust in the department’s history.

Officers with the Mingo Valley Street Crimes Unit served a search warrant earlier this month at a home near 1st and Rockford. Inside, officers found 11 pounds of fentanyl, several pounds of meth, several pounds of heroin, guns, and $7,000 in cash.

A lethal dose of fentanyl is .002 grams. The recovered drugs is enough for 2.5 million lethal doses.

Raul Plata-Cibrian was taken into custody on Aug. 2, near 1st and Rockford. He faces multiple charges including three counts of aggravated trafficking of controlled drugs and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.

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Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) Spokesperson Mark Woodward told FOX23 that Plata-Cibrian seemed to be a big supplier of drugs in the area.

“Certainly, cash and firearms are very common among drug traffickers,” he said. “They’re violent people who are going to do anything they can to protect their investments, to protect these loads that are often times belonging to other people who are more powerful within the organization,” Woodward explained.

Police explained that Plata-Cibrian is currently on an Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold and is from Mexico.

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