FEBRUARY 28, 2008 Interstate 40, Arizona
State Trooper seizes 5 pounds of meth, Adalberto Castro arrested
On February 28, 2008 at 8 a.m. an Arizona Department of Public
Safety Officer stopped a 1998 Dodge Mini Van for a traffic violation.
The traffic stop occurred on eastbound Interstate 40 at milepost
204, near Flagstaff.
Consent to search was obtained and four bundles of
methamphetamine totally 5 pounds were found from a hidden
compartment in the dashboard. The driver Adalberto Casto (26
years old) from Bakersfield, CA was arrested. Castro was coming
from the Phoenix area and was heading to Albuquerque, New
Mexico. The license plate on the van was a specialty license plate
commemorating fallen law enforcement officers. The vehicle was
registered to another person.
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Source: Arizona State Police