NHp traffic stop leads to seizure of almost 280 pounds of illegal drugs
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 10:51pm
A traffic stop led to the seizure of 135.36 pounds of Cocaine an 144.27 pounds of Methamphetamine and two arrests in White Pine County on July 19.
A Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) trooper was on US93 at 9:04 p.m. when he pull over a commercial vehicle for speeding. During the stop, the trooper identified signs of criminal activity. The trooper then applied for, and was granted, a search warrant for the vehicle through the Ely Justice Court.
The drugs were found in the sleeper berth of the vehicle.
Haseeb Ur Rehma Malik, 29, was arrested for Speeding and Trafficking of a Schedule I Controlled Substance.
Abdul Majid, 28, was arrested for Trafficking of a Schedule I Controlled Substance.
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