Police in a small Alabama town discovered an illegal alien trafficking a large amount of cocaine after officers parked their car for minor offences.
Carrera Police Chief David Heisch said the patrol officers stopped vehicles travelling through town last week because they didn't have tags. During the suspension, Haish said “a possible cause of the search is clear,” which ultimately led to the discovery of 46 pounds of cocaine.
He said the monetary value of the drug will be determined after a Homeland Security investigation examined what was seized.
The driver and passengers, from Colombia and an illegal US man, was arrested and charged with cocaine trafficking. Haish said one of the men in Atlanta is being sought because of drug trafficking and failed appearances.
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A Carrera, Alabama police officers discovered 46 pounds of cocaine last week after a traffic stop for a minor offence. (Carrera Police Station)
“We initially didn't know where these two came from, what they were in cars or immigrant states,” Haish said. “The choices these two men made led to this outcome.”
Haish also said the department is working with federal agencies pursuing accusations against men for drug and immigration violations.
Police believe the man is traveling from California to Miami and believes he took an unusual route to avoid the typical drug-control area.
“If they chose I-65 to avoid heavy drug blocking areas, that didn't work for them,” Haish said.
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Carrera Police Chief David Heish believes the two men are traveling from California to Miami and take a strange route to avoid the “drug prevention area.” (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
Although traffic stops for minor violations have become less popular in recent years, Haice has advocated them and described cases in which minor traffic violations led to the rescue of two children at risk.
“Many U.S. departments have stopped halting minor traffic violations. I apologise for law enforcement leaders for enforcing laws and changing policies to appease critics. I have repeatedly spoken about this and other cases that have been done,” Haice said. “We don't have laws in law enforcement and we do implement them.”
The police chief also said criminal activity is encouraged by “weak and passive law enforcement.”
Haiche also compared the existence of drugs today to when he began his law enforcement career decades ago, and it seems that drugs like cocaine and heroin are now pouring across borders, making them cheap and easy to find. It states.
Carrera Police Chief David Haish said drugs like cocaine and heroin are cheap and accessible as cartels constantly cross the border. (istock)
“If you control the boundary line, dope will be expensive,” Haice said. “The solution must be at the border. It cannot exist here.”
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Shelby County District Attorney Matt Casey thanked the police department “for their amazing work protecting our community,” saying the two men were held on $10 million in bonds.
The police chief said he considers the bust to be the largest in Shelby County history.
