'Likely saved lives' | Jefferson County sheriff's deputies seize thousands of fentanyl pills

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thousands of fentanyl pills were seized before they could reach the streets of Louisville.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said deputies seized about 1.1 kilograms on fentanyl, which is roughly 11,000 pills.

Investigators believe the shipment was headed to a Louisville address before deputies intercepted it.

"This seizure very likely saved lives," the sheriff's office said Monday in a news release. "Fentanyl at this scale poses an extraordinary risk to our community and removing it before it could be distributed makes a real difference."

Two men are facing charges in connection with the drug seizure, but deputies aren't releasing details about how the drugs were found due to the ongoing investigation.

Bomb threat prompts evacuation of libraries at University of Louisville

Hit-and-run | Person dies days after being found on Dixie Highway in Valley Station

Firefighters battle icy conditions at 2-alarm fire at east Louisville apartments

Southern Indiana superintendent launches fundraiser for 2-hour delay ahead of IU title game