Manitowoc police arrest 38-year-old man after finding drugs under loose panel in his vehicle
MANITOWOC – Manitowoc police officers found methamphetamine in a vehicle during a traffic stop Monday.
At 5:15 p.m. March 10, the officers stopped a vehicle for illegal window tint and loud music, according to the arrest record.
During the course of the traffic stop, the vehicle's driver, a 38-year-old man, stepped away from the vehicle. K-9 Riley was brought out to sniff around the vehicle and alerted to the presence of drugs, causing the officers to initiate a full-vehicle search.
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During the search, one officer noticed a loose panel under the radio. They pulled on the panel and uncovered an opening where two cloth bags had been hidden. In those bags, they found two plastic bags with methamphetamine in them, two small "gem bags" that also contained methamphetamine, a larger empty bag that looked like it was used to transport a larger amount of the drug, and a digital scale. When officers weighed the amount of methamphetamine found, it was almost 40 grams, which is above "normal user amounts," according to the arrest record.
Manitowoc police are recommending the man be charged with felony possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, felony bail jumping and misdemeanor bail jumping.
Charges have not yet been filed in the Manitowoc County Circuit Court. The Herald Times Reporter does not name suspects until they have been charged.
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Alisa M. Schafer is a reporter for the Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc. She can be reached by email at aschafer@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Manitowoc drug bust: Man found with meth under loose panel in vehicle
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