The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:44 PM
Traffic Stop Leads To Largest Meth Seizure In Loudon County History
According to the DA's office, the Loudon County Sheriff's Office encountered the vehicle at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday. A drug detection dog identified drugs in the vehicle, after which officers searched it and found a bag in the car's trunk that contained several large bundles of suspected methamphetamine.
Officials said they seized about 30 pounds of meth in the search, which had a combined street value of well over half a million dollars.
The driver of the vehicle, who was identified as Ariel Vera-Medina from Camden, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine for resale, a Class B felony. Vera-Medina was arranged in Loudon County Court on April 2, and his bond was set at $500,000.
Vera-Medina's next court date was set for April 11 in Loudon County.
