OBN Agents Find 6 Pounds Of Crystal Meth Inside Vehicle

A man was arrested in western Oklahoma after an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics K-9 found six pounds of crystal methamphetamine in a vehicle, OBN reported.

An OBN K-9 interdiction team pulled a vehicle over on Interstate 40 and found six, one pound bags of crystal methamphetamine in the vehicle, OBN reported.

The driver, Juarez Jeronimo, 47, said he was driving from New Mexico to Missouri, OBN spokesman Mark Woodward said.

OBN agents also found a pipe with meth residue in the vehicle near the driver's seat, Woodward said.

The street value for the drugs found is about $60,000 to $72,000 for this region, Woodward said.

Jeronimo has been arrested on drug trafficking complaints and was taken to the Canadian County jail, Woodward said.