July 4, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
Police find two pounds of meth in bust
This is a press release courtesy of the Portland Police Bureau
On December 7, 2006, at about 10:15 p.m., in the 9700 block of Southeast Stark Street, officers from the East Precinct Crime Reduction Unit arrested 25-year-old Cristobal Valencia-Santoyo and 24-year-old Juan Carlos Lopez-Valencia on one count each of Manufacturing of a Controlled Substance, Distribution of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of a Controlled Substance after seizing more than $50,000 in cash and two pounds of methamphetamine from their vehicle. Officers contacted the suspects after receiving information of suspicious activity from the night manager at a motel. Based on the information from the manager, the officers contacted the suspects in a motel room. During the contact, officers discovered $6,480 in the motel room. The suspects then gave officers consent to look in their vehicle. During the search officers discovered that the car's battery had been rigged with a hidden compartment. Inside the battery compartment, officers found approximately two pounds of methamphetamine and $44,260 in cash. Both suspects were arrested and booked in the Multnomah County Jail. Both claimed to be Mexican National residents. An immigration control agency has placed a hold on both suspects. |
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