CARSON COUNTY, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Texas Department of Public Safety allegedly seized nearly 60 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop along I-40 in Carson County on Wednesday.
According to officials from DPS, at approximately 12:05 p.m., a DPS trooper stopped a 2005 Jeep Cherokee traveling east on I-40 near Amarillo for a traffic violation. Officials stated that the trooper allegedly discovered multiple plastic-wrapped bundles of suspected methamphetamine concealed inside the vehicle’s fuel tank.
DPS officials stated that DPS Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agents were contacted and assisted with the investigation. Officials added that the DEA Special Agents adopted the case.
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DPS officials stated that the driver was Alexis Garcia, a 28-year-old man, of Albuquerque, N.M. The driver was arrested and booked into the Randall County jail for alleged felony possession of a controlled substance. According to officials, the drugs were being transported from Texas to Oklahoma…