JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama -- A pair from Utah is behind bars after a traffic stop in Jefferson County turned up more than $30,000 worth of drugs.
Brookside police late Sunday – about 11:15 p.m. – stopped a vehicle traveling from Mobile to Utah, said police Chief Mike Jones. The driver of the vehicle gave officers false identification, but authorities later identified him as James Reeves. His female passenger was identified as Lisa Kline.
Jones said the stop was made by the department’s narcotics interdiction officers. K9 Cash alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle and a search was then carried out.
Police found drugs packaged individually for sale with an estimated street value of more than $30,000. There were several travel bags and two briefcases found hidden inside the vehicle, Jones said. Among the drugs recovered: 204.7 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 95.2 grams of pure Black Tar heroin, 2.7 grams of Fentanyl, marijuana, loaded syringes, a bottle of liquid heroin and multiple drug paraphernalia items.
Jones said they also recovered a loaded gun and credit cards that are believed to have been stolen. Items commonly used as burglary tools were inside the vehicle with jewelry, electronics, night-vision goggles, binoculars and cameras.
Both suspects face charges of trafficking heroin, trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking stolen identifications, unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. Additional charges could be added as the investigation continues.
Jones said Reeves is a convicted sex offender with a lengthy criminal history and will be charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm which will be prosecuted federally.
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