Bundles of Marijuana Found After Traffic Stop, Kansas Man Arrested

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Wednesday afternoon around 12:29 p.m. Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 2018 GMC Acadia on I-10 westbound at the 661 mile marker for traffic violations.

During contact with the driver many criminal indicators were observed. Consent to search the vehicle was refused, and Smith requested a canine for assistance.

After arrival of the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Officer Sgt. Dustin Crawford arrived and deployed his Canine Eddie. The canine immediately alerted to the vehicle for the presence of Narcotics.

The driver then admitted to Smith he was delivering Marijuana to an unknown location in San Antonio. A probable cause search was conducted and Smith located a black trash bag in the rear cargo area of the SUV. The black plastic trash bag contained 20 sealed bundles of high grade Hydro Marijuana.

Taken into custody and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center was 31-year-old Saul Nogueda Silva of Wichita, Kan. who was charged with Felony Possession of Marijuana.