Traffic Stop Led To Seizure of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and Cocaine

(KNSI) – Two Twin Cities residents were arrested after a traffic stop led to the seizure of drugs.

A Motley Police Officer pulled over a vehicle for having dark window tint and expired registration on Saturday. The driver was identified as 41-year-old Timothy Salazar and the passenger as 64-year-old Steven Sutton, both from St. Paul.

Both men were initially placed under arrest for outstanding warrants. The officer says they saw drug paraphernalia in plain view in the vehicle. The officer searched the vehicle and allegedly found 102 grams of methamphetamine, 243 suspected fentanyl pills, 6 grams of cocaine, and 24 other prescription pills.

Salazar was booked into jail on felony 3rd-degree controlled substance possession and felony introduction of contraband into the jail. Sutton was jailed for felony 1st-degree controlled substance possession, 2nd-degree controlled substance possession, and prohibited possession of a stun gun.

The Motley Police Department was assisted on the scene by the Staples Police Department and the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office.

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