DPS Trooper Seize Over $470,000 Worth of Drugs in Carson County
By: Karl Wehmhoener
Updated: January 28, 2013
AMARILLO -- DPS arrest 22-year-old Shea Jones, 20-year-old Adam Wallace and 22-year-old Britani Bell after a traffic stop Saturday on IH-40 yielding 5,620 grams of methamphetamine and four grams of cocaine. The methamphetamine was valued at $470,718 and cocaine at $247.
At 11:15 a.m. Saturday, a DPS trooper conducted a traffic stop on a 2002 Jeep traveling eastbound on IH-40.
During the traffic stop, the trooper conducted a search of the vehicle, and 5,620 grams of meth, four grams of cocaine and a stolen pistol were discovered. All of the contraband was located inside an aftermarket compartment located in the rear floor of the vehicle.
The driver and passengers were placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance, a first degree felony, and booked into the Carson County Jail. The contraband was allegedly being transported from Phoenix, Arizona to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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