AMARILLO: The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has conducted a traffic stop on here the other day, and stopped the car on traffic violation during the checking DPS seized 100 pounds of marijuana valued at over $360,000 and 11 pounds of methamphetamine valued at over $131,000.
At approximately 11:15 am here the other day, a DPS trooper conducted a traffic stop on a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe traveling eastbound on IH-40, for a traffic violation, near Conway in Carson County.
The driver of the Tahoe was identified as Carlos Alberto Ruiz-Alamo, 32, of Fontana, Calif. During the traffic stop, the trooper discovered 100 bundles of marijuana and 10 bundles of methamphetamine in the Tahoe.
Ruiz-Alamo was placed under arrest for possession and delivery of marijuana over 50 pounds but less than 2000 pounds, possession of a controlled substance over 400 grams, both charges a first-degree felony, and booked into the Carson County Jail. The illegal drugs were allegedly being transported from Fontana, Calif., to Oklahoma City.
