Utah
Vehicle search yields 40 pounds of suspected meth in southern Utah traffic stop
A suspect was arrested throughout a visitors cease in Washington Metropolis when officers turned suspicious of his journey story and reportedly recovered blocks of suspected methamphetamine through the search of a pickup truck. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret Information)
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ST. GEORGE — A suspect was arrested throughout a visitors cease when officers turned suspicious of his journey story and reportedly recovered blocks of suspected methamphetamine through the search of a pickup truck.
A Washington Metropolis police officer was conducting drug interdiction patrol Tuesday on I-15 close to the St. George Boulevard exit dealing with northbound visitors when he seen a white pickup truck with Colorado tags gradual the car to under the posted velocity restrict because the truck handed by.
The officer adopted the truck because it reportedly crossed over the fog strains, veered into the adjoining lane and continued throughout the rumble strips. The officer activated the emergency lights and carried out a visitors cease close to the Washington Parkway exit.
Whereas chatting with the motive force, 46-year-old John Thomas Vinson, the officer seen a black handgun tucked between the entrance passenger seat and the middle console. Whereas advising the motive force of the explanation for the cease, Vinson reportedly stated he was drained from driving and that his car had been pulling to 1 facet.
The officer informed Vinson he was issuing him a written warning for the lane violations and requested the suspect to sit down in his patrol car whereas he wrote it up.
Whereas making informal dialog, the report states, the officer turned suspicious when he seen a number of discrepancies within the suspect’s journey story and requested Vinson if he might search the car, and he consented.
The officer recovered a second firearm, a black Ruger, from the glove compartment. The weapon was seized together with the Glock initially noticed close to the middle console.
Whereas looking the entrance of the pickup, the officer peered over the seat and on the floorboard to the rear of the cab seen two massive elongated tube-shaped objects wrapped in brown packaging tape. The tube-like bundles had the texture of compressed powder, main the officer to imagine the packages contained “unlawful narcotics,” the officer wrote.
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