Police find over 18 pounds of meth during traffic stop near Pocatello

POCATELLO — Idaho State Police confiscated complete 18 pounds of methamphetamine during a postulation extremity Tuesday.

According to a news merchandise from nan Idaho State Police, nan ISP Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) Team conducted a postulation extremity adjacent Pocatello connected Tuesday, which resulted successful a ample supplier seizure.

While operating Interstate 86, a DHE trooper reportedly noticed a achromatic 2015 Hyundai Genesis pinch an invalid registration.

The trooper pulled nan car complete and learned nan driver, an unidentified 23-year-old female from Tulare, California, did not person a valid driver’s license.

“Suspicious behaviour was observed from nan occupants,” nan merchandise says. “The trooper besides detected nan odor of marijuana coming from nan Hyundai and observed marijuana products wrong nan vehicle.”

During a hunt of nan car, troopers reportedly discovered aggregate THC vape cartridges and 18 integrative packages containing methamphetamine, weighing astir 18.1 pounds.

The driver was arrested and booked into nan Bannock County Jail for Trafficking Methamphetamine. Her personality has not been released.

Three passengers successful nan car were besides arrested, including a 34-year-old woman, besides from Tulare, California, who was booked into nan Bannock County Jail for trafficking methamphetamine.

Two minors were besides arrested and booked into Bannock County Juvenile Detention Center for trafficking forbidden drugs.

“This seizure highlights our unwavering committedness to removing forbidden narcotics from our communities,” DHE Canine Sergeant Chris Cottrell says successful nan release. “These vulnerable substances airs important risks to nationalist wellness and safety, and we stay dedicated to protecting our citizens.”

As portion of Governor Little’s Esto Perpetua, nan ISP Domestic Highway Enforcement Team is comprised of 14 members, including 7 canine handlers, dispersed passim nan authorities utilizing nan latest involution techniques to combat emerging criminal trends.

The DHE Team is simply a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task unit that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local, multi-state, and world supplier trafficking organizations utilizing an intelligence-driven, multi-agency, prosecutor-supported approach.