Police find Xanax packages taped into puzzle magazines during traffic stop

CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police found more than a hundred packages of xanax hidden in magazines and made an arrest following a traffic stop.

State Police said that on July 10, around 3:15 p.m., troopers arrested Egunion Matos Pizarro, 30, of Syracuse. Matos Pizarro was charged with a felony count of criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was also charged with a misdemeanor count of the crime.

Police said a trooper was monitoring traffic on Interstate 81 in the Town of Cortlandville when they saw a speeding vehicle. The trooper initiated a traffic stop…

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