68 pounds of meth seized in traffic stop on I-15 northeast of Las Vegas

Mesquite Police Find 68 Pounds of Suspected Meth During I-15 Stop - Nevada Globe

Authorities in Mesquite say a traffic stop on Interstate 15 led to the discovery of a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine. According to the Mesquite Police Department, the incident happened on August 12 near mile marker 121, when officers stopped a vehicle that was reportedly moving erratically and below the posted speed limit. Police identified the driver as 30-year-old Fredys Ortega Perez of Big Lake, Minnesota. Officers determined he …

An ‘erratic’ driver was stopped on I-15. $400K of meth was found inside his car

A traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Mesquite on Tuesday led to the discovery of nearly 70 pounds of methamphetamine, according to a news release.

68 pounds of meth seized in traffic stop on I-15 northeast of Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Mesquite police seized about 68 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $400,000 during a traffic stop on Interstate 15 on Tuesday. Fredys Ortega Perez, 30, of Big Lake, Minnesota, was arrested on drug trafficking charges. He is in the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, awaiting an Aug. 27 arraignment hearing. His bail was set at $75,000. Ortega Perez was pulled over after a Mesquite Police Department K9 offi…