Methamphetamine Trafficking Arrest Made in Jerome County

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IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
District 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000
Fax (208) 324-7897

For Immediate Release: 12/12/2015 10:38 a.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Friday, December 11, 2015, at approximately 8:35 p.m., the Idaho State Police stopped to assist a motorist, in a 2015 Nissan passenger car, westbound I-84 near milepost 170, in Jerome County. After interacting with the driver, Sergio Maldonado Farias, 38, of Monroe, WA, the trooper received consent to search the vehicle. Maldonado Farias was arrested and booked into the Jerome County Jail for felony drug trafficking. The Idaho State Police seized approximately 4.5 pounds of Methamphetamine. The drugs have an estimated street value of approximately $45,000 dollars. The investigation is ongoing at this time.


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