ST. GEORGE — Two Utah men were arrested during a traffic stop in Kentucky Tuesday after police seized 33 pounds of heroin worth a reported $1.5 million.
At 7:22 p.m. Monday, troopers stopped a semitractor-trailer on Interstate 24 in Lyon County, Kentucky, for commercial vehicle inspection purposes, according to a statement issued Tuesday by Kentucky State Police.
Police identified the driver as 29-year-old Roberto Orozco of West Valley City. The passenger was identified by police as 50-year-old Alberto Leal-Martinez of Magna.
During the stop, Kentucky troopers located a small amount of heroin on one of the two men, according to the statement.
A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 33 pounds of heroin with an estimated street value of $1.5 million, Kentucky officials said.
Orozco and Leal-Martinez were booked into Caldwell County Jail on a class B felony charge of aggravated heroin trafficking.
The investigation into the matter is ongoing, authorities said Tuesday.
Persons arrested or charged are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law or as otherwise decided by a trier-of-fact.
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They look like they got into the stash….holy cow! They are going die from withdrawals
More importantly than them dieing, is that whatever freight was on the truck, is going to be late getting to it’s destination!
“Two men, who had been residing in Utah but are most likely in the country illegally, were arrested during a traffic stop in Kentucky Tuesday…”
You have that right Brian. That would not fit the mainstream’s agenda now would it?
Build the Damn Wall already….just glad we have a AG that will do something as to getting rid of these aholes