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182 Pounds Of Meth Seized After Highway 99 Traffic Stop Near Manteca

MANTECA (CBS13) — A large amount of meth was seized by officers during a traffic stop on Highway 99 near Manteca on Wednesday morning.

California Highway Patrol's Valley Division says, just after 9 a.m., an officer noticed a car driving with tinted windows on northbound Highway 99 south of Lathrop Road. That was was soon pulled over - with the officer quickly noticing some things that led him to suspect criminal activity.

With the help of K9 Tyson, officers were alerted about some possible narcotics in the vehicle.

A search was then done and officers eventually uncovered around 182 pounds of methamphetamine.

The driver, only identified as a woman at this point, has since been arrested and booked into San Joaquin County Jail.

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