Shelby Co. traffic stop leads to drug seizure
PRESS RELEASE: WEST TENNESSEE DRUG TASK FORCE – 28TH,29TH,30TH
Contact: Jonnie Carter, Director, West TN Drug Task Force – 28th,29th,30th
For Immediate Release: 05/03/24
Shelby Co. Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Seizure
SHELBY CO., Tenn.—On Friday 5/3/24, Agents with the 30th District out of Memphis conducted a traffic stop on a rental car on I-40 at the 22 mile marker east bound.
Agents were given written consent to search the vehicle.
Upon searching, agents located 3 kilos of cocaine and approximately 153 “Dirty 30” fentanyl pills hidden in luggage within the vehicle.
Two of the Kilos were labeled “CR7” while the third was labeled with a British flag and all three tested presumptively to be cocaine hydrochloride.
Two persons were arrested and transported to the Shelby County Jail awaiting arraignment / bond.
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office of Steve Mulroy is prosecuting this case.
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