BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of transporting 231 pounds of methamphetamine found during a traffic stop in Bakersfield made his first court appearance Friday.
Adolfo Moreno-Ramirez, 48, pleaded not guilty to felony counts of transporting and possessing meth for sales. Court Commissioner Keenan Perkins ordered him held on $250,000 bail with the stipulation that any money put up for bail must be proved to have been legally obtained.
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He’s due back in court July 11.
The meth was found after an SUV driven by Moreno-Ramirez was pulled over Wednesday on 24th Street, according to sheriff’s officials. Investigators allege he has been trafficking large amounts of meth from an unknown location in southern California.
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