A traffic stop in Rock Springs late last month led to the seizure of 14 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of a California man.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Deputy Sheriff Pat O’Farrell stopped a 2011 GMC Yukon for a registration violation around 2:00 PM on January 22 just off the I-80 107 off-ramp.
The driver, Patrick Henry Stahnke of California, made statements “that did not make sense,” as described in charging documents. Corporal Matt Bartolotta and his canine partner Blitz were summoned to the scene and Blitz alerted to the presence of drugs on the passenger side, driver side, and rear of the Yukon.
The deputies searched the vehicle and found 13 bags containing about one pound of marijuana each, two bags containing half a pound of marijuana each, and a small brown bag containing approximately one quarter ounce of hashish.
State Division of Criminal Investigation agents working the case with deputies estimated the street value of the drugs at about $30,000.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said Deputy Sheriff Pat O’Farrell stopped a 2011 GMC Yukon for a registration violation around 2:00 PM on January 22 just off the I-80 107 off-ramp.
The driver, Patrick Henry Stahnke of California, made statements “that did not make sense,” as described in charging documents. Corporal Matt Bartolotta and his canine partner Blitz were summoned to the scene and Blitz alerted to the presence of drugs on the passenger side, driver side, and rear of the Yukon.
The deputies searched the vehicle and found 13 bags containing about one pound of marijuana each, two bags containing half a pound of marijuana each, and a small brown bag containing approximately one quarter ounce of hashish.
State Division of Criminal Investigation agents working the case with deputies estimated the street value of the drugs at about $30,000.
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