Police: Women face child endangerment charges after Utah-Arizona border stop nets 26 pounds of drugs

Two California women were arrested over the weekend after a traffic stop on Interstate 15 near the Utah-Arizona border led to the discovery of more than two dozen pounds of suspected narcotics, according to charging documents.

Amberly Monique Marroquin-Flores, 21, and Judith Adriana Flores-Mendivil, 41, both of Fresno, California, were booked into the Washington County Jail late Sunday night on multiple charges, including two second-degree felony counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

The arrests stem from an I-15 traffic stop that occurred after an officer reportedly saw a northbound Toyota Camry speeding near mile marker 3…

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