FORT MORGAN: Police in Fort Morgan seized 16 pounds of methamphetamine, valued at more than $700,000, and arrested a man and a woman from Arizona.
Police responded to a call for a welfare check in the Walmart parking lot at 1:43 p.m. on Saturday where officers contacted Jazmin Elguezabal, 21 and Jonathan Potzler, 28, both of Arizona in a 2015 Nissan Versa rental vehicle.
Officers said after finding meth in their possession, Elguezabal and Potzler were arrested and the vehicle was searched. That’s when officers found the 16 pounds of meth.
The drugs have an estimated street value of more than $700,000 according to police. That makes it the largest seizure of meth in one incident by the Fort Morgan Police Department that anyone in the department can recall.
The drugs were found in large cylindrical packages about eight to 12 inches long, wrapped in foil and covered with grease and what appeared to be spray foam insulation.
Both Elguezabal and Potzler were charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful distribution, manufacture, dispensing or sale of a controlled substance. Both remain in custody on no bond at the Morgan County Detention Center.
