Bensalem traffic stop leads to discovery of 8 kilos of meth, worth 1.6 million, officials announce
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Jerimias Donis-Garcia, arrested and charged after Bensalem traffic stop.
BENSALEM, Pa. - A traffic stop in Bensalem Saturday leads to large methamphetamine bust, Bucks County officials announce Monday.
Eight kilos of meth were found inside a vehicle, with a street value of, at least, 1.6 million, Fred Harran, Director of Public Safety for the Bensalem Police Department stated.
Saturday, about 1:15 p.m., a traffic stop was initiated by Bensalem Police, on a 2001 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV operated by 54-year-old Jerimias Donis-Garcia.
Harran remarked this was a part of an ongoing investigation conducted by Bensalem police, in partnership with the DEA.
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Jerimias Donis-Garcia, 54 (Bensalem Police Department)
BENSALEM, PA Police arrested a Maryland man in Bucks County on Saturday after they say they found $1.6 million worth of methamphetamine in a hidden, booby-trapped compartment in his SUV.
Jerimias Donis-Garcia, 54, was arrested during a traffic stop on Street Road. Police say Donis-Garcia had been the target of a long-term narcotics investigation.
According to police, he was driving a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer with Florida registration plates on Saturday when he was stopped. During the stop, police say, officers used police dogs to alert them to the presence of drugs.
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They got a search warrant and say they ultimately found a booby-trapped, hidden compartment beneath the SUV s rear passenger seats. In it, they say, police found eight kilos, or roughly 15 pounds, of meth.