'Keen instincts' lead to $130K meth bust in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Over $130,000 worthy of meth person been seized during a postulation halt connected the I-5 successful Fresno County, the California Highway Patrol announced Wednesday.

Officers accidental connected Tuesday astir 2:30 p.m. a K-9 serviceman conducted an enforcement halt connected a Chrysler van traveling northbound I-5 and Panoche Road for a postulation violation.

Upon contact, the serviceman reported noting respective indicators starring him to judge some occupants were engaged successful transgression activity. After processing a probable cause, the serviceman searched the conveyance and recovered astir 15 pounds of meth successful the rear cargo country of the vehicle.

Additionally, investigators accidental the rider was recovered successful possession of cocaine.

As a result, CHP says 25-year-old Eduardo Castaneda-Raymundo and 40-year-old Juan Manuel Salas-Ponce, some of Washington state, were arrested.

“I americium incredibly arrogant of our officers for their keen instincts and thorough constabulary enactment during
this postulation stop,” said CHP Central Division Chief Damon Gilmore. “Their actions not only
removed a important magnitude of unsafe drugs from our highways but besides demonstrated our unwavering committedness to keeping California’s communities safe.”

Officers accidental some were booked into the Fresno County Jail connected suspicion of possession of methamphetamine for sale, proscription of methamphetamine crossed non-contiguous counties, and possession of cocaine.