OVER $2 MILLION IN METH CONFISCATED IN TRAFFIC STOP ON 1-10

  

A Thursday night traffic stop on I-10 in Fayette County led to the confiscation of over $2 million in meth.

At around 9:15 p.m., Fayette County Sheriff’s Sergeant Randy Thumann and K-9 Kolt stopped a Chevy Silverado headed eastbound at the 660 mile marker for a traffic violation.

Upon observing several indicators of narcotics trafficking, Sgt. Thumann received consent to search the vehicle, and deployed Kolt to conduct an exterior sweep.

Approximately 23 kilos of methamphetamines were located in compartments built into the seats.  The street value of the meth was around $2.3 million.

The driver, 45-year-old Eugenio Arnoldo Faz Velazco of Mexico, was arrested for Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and taken to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.