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Kan. deputies find 68-pounds of meth during I-70 traffic stop

DICKINSON COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a Monday arrest on Interstate 70.

Garcia –photo Dickinson County

Just before 2:30p.m. Monday, deputies stopped a Nissan truck pulling a U-Haul trailer on Interstate 70 at Abilene, according to Sheriff Gareth Hoffman.

With assistance of a drug dog, deputies found 68-pounds of meth and arrested Juan Carlos Garcia, 35, South Gate, California.  He is bing held for drug possession and distribution charges, according to the Dickinson County booking report.

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