Boise woman arrested in Idaho Falls for allegedly trafficking fentanyl pills
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IDAHO FALLS — A 23-year-old was arrested Thursday after police responded to an overdose call, and reportedly found evidence of fentanyl trafficking.
Shanyn Maquel Halpin is charged with felony fentanyl trafficking and felony possession of a controlled substance.
Court documents say Idaho Falls Police officers responded to a call Thursday around 4:15 p.m., alleging a possible overdose of a man in a home in Idaho Falls. The reporting party stated the man was unconscious.
EMTs were able to revive the man, so officers went to check on a car that the man reportedly drove to the home. While trying to find a VIN number on the car, officers noticed a woman who appeared to be unconscious in the passenger seat.
Police reports say the woman woke up and told them her name was “Shanyn Helpin.” Officers could not find this name in their database and later discovered her real last name was Halpin.
Police say Halpin was holding a “small cylindrical plastic container in her hand as she then placed it near the center console.”
Halpin then got out of the car and reportedly pulled a “rubber circular container” out of her pocket that officers say they recognized as “a container that often contains narcotics.”
Officers opened the container and say they saw “a black tar substance” that they allegedly recognized as “black tar heroin.”
During a search of the car, officers found the first cylindrical container. When opened, they reportedly discovered “174 full pills and around (a) dozen partial pills weighing a raw weight of 17.00 grams.”
Police say the pills were blue and had “M/30” printed on them, which is consistent with fentanyl. Officers later conducted a test on the pills, which came back positive for fentanyl.
EMS then did a courtesy medical check on Halpin and determined she did not need medical assistance. Officers read her Miranda rights, and Halpin reportedly refused to answer any questions. She was then transported to the Bonneville County Jail and booked with a bond of $50,000.
Halpin is expected to appear for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 13. If convicted, she could face up to life in prison.
Though Halpin has been charged with these crimes, it does not necessarily mean she committed them. Everyone is presumed innocent until they are proven guilty.