Authorities are seeking drug charges after a huge cache of a controlled substance was seized in Saline County on Monday, April 5.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at approximately 9:06 a.m. Monday, a trooper stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation at the 79 mile marker on eastbound I-70.
A probable-cause search of the vehicle revealed approximately 88 pounds of methamphetamine; $5,505 in cash; and a firearm.
As a result of the search, three subjects were taken into custody and are facing felony charges.
According to online court documents, 32-year-old Jose Renteria Rojas, 29-year-old, Juan Gomez Padilla, both of Evanston, Il, and 27-year-old Gustavo Renteria Rojas, of Chicago, Il are all charged with a Class A Felony for Trafficking Drugs or Attempt, in the First Degree, Over the Statutory Amount. Each of the defendants are currently being held without bond.