OSP Drug Detection K-9 Jaxson alerts on over 8 pounds of Methamphetamine.
Just after 9:00pm, Thursday, July 23rd, a Trooper from the Central Point Area Command stopped a 2020 GMC Terrain SUV for a traffic violation on northbound Interstate 5.
During the traffic stop, the Trooper conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle after a positive alert to the odor of controlled substances by an Oregon State Police drug detection K-9.
The probable cause search revealed approximately 8 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in the vehicle. Troopers also located an additional 16 grams of methamphetamine, along with drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.
The driver was identified as 29 year old Erica L. Rust from Salem, Oregon and a passenger identified as 54 year old Patricia Cardenas from Keizer, Oregon.
Ms. Rust and Ms. Cardenas were lodged in the Jackson County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Delivery of Methamphetamine. Ms. Rust was also lodged on an outstanding warrant for Theft in the Second Degree issued by the Marion County Circuit Court.
