Police: I-15 traffic stop in Mesquite yields 68 pounds of suspected meth

Composite image of 68 pounds of suspected methamphetamine recovered during a traffic stop in Mesquite, Nev., with overlay booking photo of 30-year-old Fredys Ortega Perez, in Mesquite, Nev., Tuesday.

Composite image of 68 pounds of suspected methamphetamine recovered during a traffic stop in Mesquite, Nev., with overlay booking photo of 30-year-old Fredys Ortega Perez, in Mesquite, Nev., Tuesday. (Mesquite Police Department)


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MESQUITE, Nev. — More than $400,000 in suspected methamphetamine was recovered during a traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Mesquite, Nevada.

Police said the stop occurred when a driver going well below the speed limit caught the attention of an officer.

On Tuesday, a Mesquite Police Department K-9 officer conducted a traffic stop on northbound I-15 near the Pioneer Boulevard Exit, according to a statement released by the Mesquite Police Department.

Mesquite Police Sgt. Wyatt Oliver told St. George News the man was driving erratically and well below the freeway speed limit in a Mazda 3.

Read the full article at St. George News.

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