The Brief
- Camp Verde officers seized nearly 200 grams (almost half a pound) of methamphetamine during an early morning traffic stop on SR 260 after two narcotics K9s alerted to hidden drugs.
- George Krekelberg of Cottonwood was arrested at the scene after reportedly admitting he had traveled to the Phoenix area to purchase the methamphetamine.
- Krekelberg was booked into the Yavapai County Detention Center on four felony drug charges, while a passenger was released pending further investigation.
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. – A late-night traffic stop in Yavapai County took nearly half a pound of methamphetamine off northern Arizona streets after two narcotics detection dogs sniffed out drugs hidden inside a car.
What we know:
George Leo Krekelberg of Cottonwood was arrested early Tuesday morning near State Route 260 and Cherry Creek Road after officers uncovered about 200 grams of methamphetamine. Investigators say Krekelberg, 55, admitted to traveling south to the Phoenix area specifically to procure the illegal narcotics before heading back toward the Verde Valley.…