{"id":201047,"date":"2026-03-12T06:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/201047\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:42:13","slug":"suspected-meth-found-hidden-in-bucket-of-roofing-tar-during-traffic-stop-texas-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/201047\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected meth found hidden in bucket of roofing tar during traffic stop, Texas authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">VIDOR, Texas (KPLC) &#8211; Two people are facing charges after Texas authorities found methamphetamine hidden in a bucket of roofing tar during a traffic stop in Vidor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Earlier today, the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office pulled over a vehicle on Aery Road, OCSO said. Deputies determined both of the vehicle\u2019s occupants were engaged in criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">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. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7YC3OZQ32RCNLM3YSGWNUKPQ6U.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>(Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Investigators said deputies also found evidence linking the vehicle\u2019s occupants to the distribution of drugs to other dealers in Orange County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Both suspects, whom OCSO did not identify, were each booked into the Orange County Jail on a count of felony possession of dangerous drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KPLC. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VIDOR, Texas (KPLC) &#8211; Two people are facing charges after Texas authorities found methamphetamine hidden in a bucket&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[79302,10451,60883,60884,60879,79299,48306,79296,60867,2255,60868,79300,79301,27,29,28,79297,79298],"class_list":{"0":"post-201047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-texas","8":"tag-12newsnow","9":"tag-beaumont","10":"tag-kbmt","11":"tag-kfdm","12":"tag-kplc","13":"tag-lake-charles","14":"tag-orange","15":"tag-orange-county-texas","16":"tag-setx","17":"tag-southeast-texas","18":"tag-southwest-louisiana","19":"tag-sulphur","20":"tag-swla","21":"tag-texas","22":"tag-texas-headlines","23":"tag-texas-news","24":"tag-vidor","25":"tag-vinton"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}