by KIX » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:16 pm
I made the case previously that the 'sensor stations' found on the interstates are picking up chemical traces of large amounts of drugs and/or money leading to all these seemingly 'lucky' busts. trust me.
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Drugs worth $300K seized
By LARRY HENDRICKS
Assistant City Editor
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Highway patrol officers seized cocaine and heroin worth about $300,000 during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 Monday morning.
The traffic stop happened at about 9 a.m. in the eastbound lanes about 3 miles east of the city, said Detective David Ernst of the Flagstaff office of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. A DPS officer stopped the driver of a Ford truck for speeding. After noticing indicators of possible criminal activity, the officer asked to search the truck and the driver gave consent, Ernst said.
In a void under one of the seats, the officer found 15 pounds of cocaine and one pound of heroin.
"The individual was cooperative and told us he was getting paid an unknown amount of money for the transportation," Ernst said, adding that investigators believe the drugs originated in Mexico.
The driver of the Ford was taking the drugs to Texas, Ernst said.
According to DPS estimates, the street value of the seized cocaine and heroin is about $300,000.
Roman Salinas Hernandez, 33, of Orlando, Fla., was booked into the county jail on charges of transportation and possession of narcotic drugs for sale.
He is being held in lieu of $100,000 cash-only bond, according to jail staff.