On Thanksgiving Day, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) made the shocking discovery of 45 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and five pounds of suspected fentanyl during a traffic stop in Oldham County. A Texas Highway Patrol Trooper pulled over a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox on Interstate 40 near Vega for a traffic violation at approximately 1:30 p.m. The trooper found 12 plastic-wrapped bundles of methamphetamine and four plastic-wrapped bundles of fentanyl inside all four tires.
The perplexing discovery led to DPS Special Agents being called in to assist with the investigation. The driver, Santos Hernandez Vazquez, 34, a resident of Tijuana, Mexico, was taken into custody and booked into the Oldham County Jail on a felony possession of a controlled substance charge. The drugs were reportedly en route from Mexicali, Mexico, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according to DPS.
The captivating incident underscores the ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and highlights the vigilance of law enforcement. This gripping story originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News.
