OSP Traffic Stop Leads to Seizure of 20 lbs of Liquid Methamphetamine
A California man was arrested on highway 97 North of Madras
(MADRAS, Ore) — An Oregon State Police traffic stop Friday afternoon along Highway 97 north of Madras led to the arrest of a California man after a trooper found approximately 20 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the rental car.
The OSP Drug Enforcement Section is continuing the investigation.
On October 3, 2014 at approximately 3:57 p.m., an OSP senior trooper stopped a rented 2013 Hyundai Elantra displaying California license plates for a speed violation in a construction zone on Highway 97 near NE Elm Lane in Jefferson County.
During the traffic stop the driver was identified as , Silvestre Rivera Fernandez age 25, from South Gate, California.
Subsequent investigation during the traffic stop led the trooper to discover 3 vacuum sealed bags concealed in the vehicle with a substance that was determined to be liquid methamphetamine.
Total weight of the liquid methamphetamine was approximately 20 pounds, which can later be converted to a solid form of methamphetamine. Estimated value is pending confirmation.
Rivera Fernandez was taken into custody without incident and lodged in the Jefferson County Jail for Unlawful Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance - Methamphetamine.
OSP troopers from Madras and Bend offices were assisted by Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, OSP Drug Enforcement Section.
