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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - During an enforcement halt successful Merced County Friday, an serviceman recovered astir 50 pounds of methamphetamine, the California Highway Patrol said.
On June 6 astatine astir 6:50 p.m., an serviceman with a K-9 conducted an enforcement halt connected a achromatic 2024 Ford Expedition for a postulation violation.
The halt occurred northbound connected I-5 astatine Highway 165 wrong Merced County. During the stop, the serviceman says helium noted respective factors and tradecraft that led him to judge the operator was progressive successful transgression activity.
The serviceman asked to hunt the vehicle, to which the operator consented.
CHP said that portion searching the vehicle, the serviceman recovered astir 50 pounds of methamphetamine, valued astatine astir $681,000. The methamphetamine was concealed successful baggage wrong the rider compartment of the vehicle.
The operator was arrested, and the lawsuit was turned implicit to Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The operator was booked into the Merced County Jail connected drug-related charges.
