Officers Recover 27 Pounds of Meth in Traffic Stop

On Thursday, February 21, officers with the Klamath Falls Police Department conducted a traffic stop with a California plated SUV on Highway 97. During the stop, officers developed a concern that the occupants were transporting methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Officers later gained consent to search the car for illegal drugs.

24 year old Roger Gutierrez Ayala                                          19 year old Fernanda Tores Sanchez

After locating a hidden compartment, officers found several large, individually wrapped bundles of suspected methamphetamine. The total amount of methamphetamine seized was approximately 27 pounds. This equates to a street value of close to a half million dollars.

Both occupants, Roger Gutierrez Ayala, and Roger Gutierrez Ayala, of Yakima, Washington were lodged at the Klamath County Jail on charges of Unlawful Possession and Delivery of Methamphetamine.

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