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ST. GEORGE — A vast amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine was seized during a traffic stop on Interstate 15 in St. George Sunday afternoon.
A Washington City police officer running drug interdiction was stationary in his patrol vehicle facing northbound traffic on I-15 near the Port of Entry when a vehicle passed by with the license plate partially obscured, according to charging documents filed with the court.
The officer followed the car and noticed the bracket around the plate covering two of the numbers, making them impossible to see. He then got behind the vehicle heading north into St. George.
While following the car, the officer noticed the driver reportedly change lanes without signaling, as noted in the report, which is when a traffic stop was initiated and the car was pulled over near the Dixie Drive Exit shortly after 5 p.m.
While speaking to the driver, 39-year-old California resident Maria Estafana Gomez, of San Jose, the officer noted a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside of the vehicle and when asked, the driver said she did not have a valid driver's license.
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