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GREEN RIVER, Emery County — Police made a large drug bust in Green River on Sunday during a routine check of a Greyhound bus.
According to the Emery County Sheriff's Office, a Greyhound bus was at a truck stop when, in a joint operation with the Grand County Sheriff's Office, an officer with a drug sniffing police K-9 did "a routine pass around the bus."
The dog indicated the presence of drugs in the luggage compartment, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies ended up seizing 17 pounds of methamphetamine and 10 pounds of marijuana.
At least one man, 23, was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor drug charges and being a restricted person in possession of a gun. While deputies were checking the bus for drugs, one of the passengers walked up to them and admitted he had marijuana in his backpack, according to a police booking affidavit.
"Located in the backpack were 34 small packages of THC edibles. Also located in the backpack was a 9mm handgun with a 30-round magazine," an affidavit states. "Upon completion of the search of the bag, five small jars containing raw marijuana and a small black scale (were) located."
The press release does not say if anyone was arrested in connection with the methamphetamine. The sheriff's office says the investigation is ongoing.
