Traffic Stop results in Drug Bust

In the afternoon, of February 26, 2020 Elmore County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit Investigators conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 84 in Elmore County. After utilizing an Elmore County Sheriff’s Office narcotic detection K9, the investigation resulted in the seizure of approximately 143 lbs. of marijuana. This amount of marijuana has an estimated street value of over $600,000.

As a result, 59-year-old Manuel A. Torres of Ohio was taken into custody on the charges of trafficking in marijuana.