Local Drug Bust

[bredwagon]

   




Traffic stop leads to huge drug bust
Brothers jailed after 400 pounds of marijuana found in truck
BY RYAN S. CLARK
STAFF WRITER


A routine traffic stop on Interstate 70 Wednesday led to the largest drug bust in recent local history.
The Criminal Interdiction Unit, comprised of officers from the Richmond Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, recovered 400 pounds of marijuana near the Centerville Road exit, said Major Robert Hobson of the Richmond Police Department.
 

The estimated street value of the marijuana is between $700,000 and $800,000 but could be more because police believe the drugs are of high quality, Hobson said.
The quality along with the transport costs are factors impacting street value, he said.
Police arrested Hector Nunez, 43, of Huntsville, Ala., and his brother, Martin Nunez, of Newton, N.C., on charges of one count each of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a Class C felony and possession of marijuana over 30 grams, a Class D felony.
The brothers were taken to the Wayne County Jail, where they are being held on bonds of $15,000 each.
"Our goal out there is to remove drugs from the interstate and take care of the criminals," Hobson said.
"When you hear of something like this and how much was found, it surprises you."
The drugs were located in the flatbed of the truck, which was a late-model Chevy Avalanche, he said.
Because the Avalanche can be converted from a sport utility vehicle to a truck, there is a cover for the flatbed, unlike most trucks.
Police pulled the vehicle over because it was allegedly speeding on the interstate, Hobson said.
Following a short investigation, a K-9 unit was brought in to search the vehicle, where officers found the marijuana.
"At this point we don't know the purity of the marijuana," Hobson said. "But just by looking at it, we can tell that it's high quality."

 

[03whitediamond]

Anyone who owns an AV and carried home bales of straw from Home Depot for their week-end landscaping projects knows the actually maximum capacity of the AV ..................The Brothers in this matter will respond shortly through their translator that the mere 4 bale balance of 400 lbs worth $800,000 was the balance of a 12 bale load. They had already delivered the other 8 high quality bales worth 1.6 million. It should be obvious to anyone, if they can afford gas for a $40,000 nearly 6000 lb Truck. The $30,000 bail shouldn't be any problem. In NC that would  cost them 15% or $4500 to hit the Hwy again, its probably similar in Indiana. They'll laugh all the way back to pick up the rest of their hidden loot and be living a comfortable life somewhere very south before the weeks over.

 

[nfhjr]

Had almost the samething happen across the street from where i live earlyer this summer, the cop's found a man shot around the corner and followed the blood to his back door which was wide open inside were found TWO Q'S OF COCAINE, ONE HUNDRED POUNDS HASH, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND A WHOLE ARSENAL OF WEAPONS.
                                                                 

 

[pktwatch]

That doesn't seem like much bond for so much pot......

 

[Ghostwheel]

They found an AV like that here a few months back. Looks like the AV may be becoming the vehicle of choice. From the busts down here with AV's we also now know you can fit 12 people under the covers as well when crossing the border.

 

[FLINTaVa]

They might want to go to prison, odds are they were just couriers, both the Avalanche and weed belonged to someone else who is extremely PO'd at them right about now. Speeding in an expensive ride with out-of state plates is asking to get stopped, they figure you can afford the ticket plus maybe they'll get lucky and nail you for other offenses.

 

[cadboy1]

Do you think they will post to the "what have you hauled in your AV this weekend" thread 

 

[03whitediamond]

That doesn't seem like much bond for so much pot......

This may hint towards the reason why the bail was so LOooooooooooooow................

"At this point we don't know the
purity of the marijuana," Hobson said. "But just by looking at it, we can tell that it's high quality."

I'm visualizing an old 70's movie theme going on here somewhere in this thread story............... Wouldn't the standard of quality somehow be determined by considerations to equating its purity? I've never heard of anyone being busted for pot that wasn't pure pot. What are they doing now cutting it with tomato plant leaves or oregano before baling it up! ?

 

[sk8deck]

Do you think they will post to the "what have you hauled in your AV this weekend" thread?

 

[FLINTaVa]

Do you think they will post to the "what have you hauled in your AV this weekend" thread?

That was a good one cadboy   

Years back a guy in Waterford, MI near here turned in some film at a local pharmacy showing off his "crop". He was holding an 8' plant standing behind his pickup truck full of pot. Drugstore employee called the cops, that photo with his license plate # was all the evidence they needed for a warrant.

Go directly to jail, do not pass go

 

[Ghostwheel]

That was a good one cadboy? ?

Years back a guy in Waterford, MI near here turned in some film at a local pharmacy showing off his "crop". He was holding an 8' plant standing behind his pickup truck full of pot. Drugstore employee called the cops, that photo with his license plate # was all the evidence they needed for a warrant.

Go directly to jail, do not pass go

That goes to show there is no common sence anymore. Think youwould know better than to advertise it.

 

[m02redl]

Do you think they will post to the "what have you hauled in your AV this weekend" thread 

LMAO 

 

[blackheavychevy]

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Traffic stop leads to huge drug bust
Brothers jailed after 400 pounds of marijuana found in truck
BY RYAN S. CLARK
STAFF WRITER


A routine traffic stop on Interstate 70 Wednesday led to the largest drug bust in recent local history.
The Criminal Interdiction Unit, comprised of officers from the Richmond Police Department and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, recovered 400 pounds of marijuana near the Centerville Road exit, said Major Robert Hobson of the Richmond Police Department.
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The estimated street value of the marijuana is between $700,000 and $800,000 but could be more because police believe the drugs are of high quality, Hobson said.
The quality along with the transport costs are factors impacting street value, he said.
Police arrested Hector Nunez, 43, of Huntsville, Ala., and his brother, Martin Nunez, of Newton, N.C., on charges of one count each of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, a Class C felony and possession of marijuana over 30 grams, a Class D felony.
The brothers were taken to the Wayne County Jail, where they are being held on bonds of $15,000 each.
"Our goal out there is to remove drugs from the interstate and take care of the criminals," Hobson said.
"When you hear of something like this and how much was found, it surprises you."
The drugs were located in the flatbed of the truck, which was a late-model Chevy Avalanche, he said.
Because the Avalanche can be converted from a sport utility vehicle to a truck, there is a cover for the flatbed, unlike most trucks.
Police pulled the vehicle over because it was allegedly speeding on the interstate, Hobson said.
Following a short investigation, a K-9 unit was brought in to search the vehicle, where officers found the marijuana.
"At this point we don't know the purity of the marijuana," Hobson said. "But just by looking at it, we can tell that it's high quality."

they know high quality, but can't stop it from coming over here. look like there gonna be a smoke out at the indy police station.

 

[Ghostwheel]

they know high quality, but can't stop it from coming over here. look like there gonna be a smoke out at the indy police station.

Have to test the quality some how don't they. 

 

[Didit]

good article Bredwagon, now thats a "tag" of a different kind, OUCH!!!


Didit

 

[bonesaw]

They might want to go to prison, odds are they were just couriers, both the Avalanche and weed belonged to someone else who is extremely PO'd at them right about now. Speeding in an expensive ride with out-of state plates is asking to get stopped, they figure you can afford the ticket plus maybe they'll get lucky and nail you for other offenses.

That's just great.  Cuz I'm in NJ & I have FL plates.  I'll probably end up getting eyeballed by the fuzz even more.

 

[FLINTaVa]

That's just great.? Cuz I'm in NJ & I have FL plates.? I'll probably end up getting eyeballed by the fuzz even more.

It's more of a regional thing, since I-75 runs almost straight south top of Michigan to tip of Florida the Ohio State troopers love to ticket MI speeders, it takes forever to get thru that state. When I was in Texas the Louisiana cops would drive side by side at 55 mph from the border just to slow traffic down.

Maybe the Nunez bros weren't speeding in the Avalanche full of pot at all and got profiled, that would be illegal search and seizure, charges dropped and they'd get the truck back.

 

[bonesaw]

It's more of a regional thing, since I-75 runs almost straight south top of Michigan to tip of Florida the Ohio State troopers love to ticket MI speeders, it takes forever to get thru that state. When I was in Texas the Louisiana cops would drive side by side at 55 mph from the border just to slow traffic down.

Yeah, we got I-95 here.  FL tags in NJ, on a road that runs from Miami to Canada, in a $40K "Drug Trafficker Preferred" vehicle?  That almost sound like probable cause right there.

 

[FLINTaVa]

Yeah, we got I-95 here.? FL tags in NJ, on a road that runs from Miami to Canada, in a $40K "Drug Trafficker Preferred" vehicle?? That almost sound like probable cause right there.

Maybe the idiots spent thier drug traffic money on the Avalanche and some custom wheels but didn't get it programmed for wheel diameter ? I'm not a lawyer but that would blow a profiling defense. So you don't even know how fast you were going?