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ST. GEORGE — A traffic stop for speeding and a suspicious travel story led the driver's arrest over the weekend after officers reportedly recovered two packages of suspected fentanyl.
On Saturday, a silver Mustang convertible was stopped for speeding on northbound I-15 near the Brigham Road Exit in St. George at 11:45 p.m. A Washington City police officer working a criminal interdiction detail had noticed the vehicle heading north at 83 mph in a posted speed zone of 70 mph, according to charging documents filed with the court.
The officer also noted the Mustang with Arizona plates was "traveling at a greater speed than all other vehicles on I-15."
While speaking to the driver, 31-year-old Andrew Akira Shigeta, of Los Angeles, California, the officer became suspicious of the driver's "travel story," the report states. While the officer was writing up a citation for speeding, a K-9 team responded and the dog reportedly indicated the possible presence of narcotics. The driver was detained and the car was searched.
