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Meth found in suitcase worth $1 million
CA - A narcotic investigation conducted by the Siskiyou County-wide Interagency Narcotic Task Force resulted in the seizing of 11.8 pounds of methamphetamine and the arrest of a suspected drug transporter in Weed on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, the package had a street value of just over $1 million. Martin Chavez, 49, of Portland, Ore. was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine for sale and transportation of the drug.The arrest occurred at a bus stop in Weed. An SCSO narcotic-detecting canine was alerted to the presence of drugs in one of the suitcases stored on a commercial bus, the release stated.
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