Deputies in Nash County, North Carolina made an arrest that resulted in the largest seizure of methamphetamine in history.
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Tuesday of a vehicle with two occupants. The department’s K-9 was used, which sniffed the air and alerted officers of narcotics.
During a search of the vehicle, 5 kilos of methamphetamine was found inside of a duffle bag. Deputies then found 41 kilos of methamphetamine inside of a speaker box. This total amount seized was 46 kilos, or 101 pounds, of Methamphetamine. One the largest seizures of Methamphetamine in agency history.
Alejandro Israel Sanchez-Amezcua, 34, and his brother, Kevin Alexis Sanchez, 19, were arrested and each given a $3 million secured bond.
They were each charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine, and Maintaining a Vehicle/Dwelling for Controlled Substance.
At their first court appearance on Friday, the Judge raised their bonds to $25 million dollars each.
They are both still currently in the Nash County Detention Center.
