STRIKE TEAM DEPUTIES SEIZE COCAINE AND ARREST ONE SUSPECT

EL PASO, TEXAS- On 01-30-2012 at approximately 9:00 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Strike Team Deputies, were patrolling eastbound at the 12400 block of Montana Blvd, El Paso County Texas. Strike Team Deputies observed a white Cadillac Escalade in front of them with a defective license plate light. Strike Team Deputies conducted a traffic stop  on the Cadillac Escalade and made contact with the male driver who became extremely nervous during the roadside interview. Deputies obtained verbal/written consent to search the vehicle from the male driver. Upon searching the vehicle, Deputies found a clear plastic baggy with a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, underneath a cup holder between the driver and front passenger seats. The powdery substance was field tested by the Deputies with positive results for cocaine. The suspect was placed under arrest and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility for the offense of Possession of Controlled Substance PG1>=4G<200G. The total weight of the cocaine was 15 grams.

LOPEZ, EDGAR (29)

Charge: POSS CS PG 1 >=4G<200G

Bond: $ 30,000