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Traffic stop yields 8 pounds of meth
Alonso Verdugo-Moreno
A California man was arrested Tuesday when officers with the Western Colorado Drug Task Force found almost eight pounds of methamphetamine in a hidden compartment in the truck he was driving, according to the task force.
Alonso Verdugo-Moreno, 45, was pulled over by police for driving over the speed limit on Interstate 70 near the Utah border. According to his arrest affidavit, he told officers he was driving from California to Denver to inquire about a job. Verdugo-Moreno agreed to a vehicle search and a K-9 team identified the odor of illegal drugs.
Six cylindrical packages wrapped in cellophane were found behind a metal panel bolted behind the rear seat of the truck and tested positive for the presence of meth, according to the affidavit.
Verdugo-Moreno, was booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on $150,000 bond. He was arrested on suspicion of two felony offenses and for speeding.
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