VIDOR, Texas (KPLC) – Two people are facing charges after Texas authorities found methamphetamine hidden in a bucket of roofing tar during a traffic stop in Vidor.
Earlier today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a vehicle on Aery Road, OCSO said. Deputies determined both of the vehicle’s occupants were engaged in criminal activity.
During a probable cause search, deputies discovered 12.8 oz. (0.8 lbs.) of suspected methamphetamine hidden inside a five-gallon bucket of roofing tar, OCSO said.
(Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
Investigators said deputies also found evidence linking the vehicle’s occupants to the distribution of drugs to other dealers in Orange County.
Both suspects, whom OCSO did not identify, were each booked into the Orange County Jail on a count of felony possession of dangerous drugs.
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