Two men arrested after reportedly receiving methamphetamine through UPS

IDAHO FALLS — Two men were arrested aft a constabulary K9 reportedly alerted officers to narcotics astatine a UPS facility.

Virgil Wayne Rogers, 52, and Justin Dale Sanders, 42, were some charged pinch felony supplier trafficking methamphetamine.

On May 29, a detective pinch nan Teton County Sheriff’s Office told an Idaho Falls Police serviceman she received a extremity from nan Ontario, California Police Department astir a package of suspected methamphetamine being delivered to a location successful Idaho Falls, according to tribunal documents.

The Idaho Falls Police serviceman learned a suspicious package had been sent done UPS via next-day aerial from a UPS shop successful Victorville, California, to an reside successful nan Shady Glen cul-de-sac successful Idaho Falls.

On May 30, IFPD was notified by UPS information that nan package had arrived astatine nan UPS depot successful Idaho Falls. Multiple detectives pinch some IFPD and Teton County met astatine nan UPS facility, wherever they had a K9 serviceman behaviour a free aerial sniff connected nan package and different random packages successful nan facility.

The K9 reportedly alerted positively to imaginable narcotics wrong nan suspicious package.

UPS past opened nan package and recovered different package made from coating canvases and wrapped successful bubble wrap and cellophane.

Inside nan constructed container were “two vacuumed sealed bags containing a achromatic crystallized constituent resembling methamphetamine,” according to constabulary reports.

One of nan bags reportedly weighed 466 grams, and nan different allegedly weighed 2,346 grams. After testing, some bags’ contents returned presumptive affirmative for methamphetamine.

Officers asked UPS to present nan package arsenic scheduled aft they replaced 1 of nan bags of methamphetamine pinch brackish and placed a signaling instrumentality successful nan package.

A UPS worker met pinch an IFPD serviceman adjacent nan location successful Idaho Falls. According to constabulary reports, earlier nan package was delivered, officers saw a achromatic pickup motortruck pinch a trailer containing landscaping supplies successful nan driveway of nan home.

They besides noticed 2 men, later identified arsenic Rogers and Sanders, successful beforehand of nan home.

Once nan package was delivered, an serviceman reportedly saw Sanders prime it up and spot it successful nan rider spot of nan pickup truck.

While listening successful connected nan signaling device, nan serviceman reportedly heard Sanders speak pinch Rogers and opportunity nan contents whitethorn incorporate 8 pounds.

Officers past arrested Rogers and Sanders without incident.

During a hunt of Sanders, officers reportedly recovered a mini integrative baggy containing 16 grams of achromatic crystallized constituent resembling methamphetamine. The constituent later tested presumptive affirmative for methamphetamine.

During an question and reply pinch police, Sanders stated he did not cognize what was successful nan UPS package. When asked astir what was heard connected nan signaling device, he admitted that he and Rogers knew what was wrong nan package.

He past told nan serviceman that aggregate packages of narcotics are being sent to different addresses arsenic well.

A hunt of nan pickup motortruck reportedly recovered a “small bluish tin pinch a achromatic crystallized constituent resembling methamphetamine” on pinch a “homemade h2o pipe.”

Both Sanders and Rogers were arrested and booked into nan Bonneville County Jail. Sanders was booked connected a enslaved of $50,000 and posted bail to beryllium released connected Monday.

Rogers was booked connected a bail of $50,000, and posted bail to beryllium released connected Tuesday.

Both Sanders and Rogers are expected to look for their preliminary hearings connected June 14. If convicted, some men could look up to life successful prison.

Though Sanders and Rogers person been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean they committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.