Crime

Meth headed east: Fresno-area men stopped on Arizona highway with major quantity

Two central San Joaquin Valley residents face drug trafficking charges after Arizona state troopers pulled over their Chevrolet sedan, the Arizona Department of Public Safety reported Wednesday.

They were identified as driver Marco Aguilar Casteneda, 21, of Sanger and Alexis Moto Hernandez, 23, of Fresno.

The traffic stop took place Friday in Flagstaff. Authorities said troopers found 130 pounds of methamphetamine in the car. The pair face charges of transportation of a dangerous drug for sale.

A portion of packaged methamphetamine seized by Arizona troopers after a traffic stop of Fresno-area residents on Friday, Jan. 21 near Flagstaff.
A portion of packaged methamphetamine seized by Arizona troopers after a traffic stop of Fresno-area residents on Friday, Jan. 21 near Flagstaff. Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona officials say two from the Fresno area were arrested Friday on drug trafficking charges.
Arizona officials say two from the Fresno area were arrested Friday on drug trafficking charges.

This story was originally published January 26, 2022 at 11:41 AM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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