Last week, police conducted a traffic stop at the 500 block of Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau and found almost 500 grams of methamphetamine in the vehicle.
Officers searched the vehicle, which had committed a dangerous traffic violation around 10 a.m. After one of their K9’s conducted a free sniff around the outside of the car, officers recovered a 9 mm pistol, a bag of methamphetamine weighing 456 grams, additional bags of the drug collectively weighing 32 grams, and a small bag of heroine.
According to Sergeant Joey Hann, this seizure is considered large by virtually any regional agency standards.
“Methamphetamine is manufactured through a variety of methods in makeshift, clandestine laboratories by combining a wide-range of toxic and harmful chemicals,” says Hann. “The drug is deadly and destructive enough on its own, but the fact that this product was being distributed throughout our community by a dangerous felon who was armed with a semi-automatic handgun during its delivery makes it all the more concerning.”
The seizure is valued between $20,000 and $30,000.
Both the driver - Sara Rucker - and passenger - Felix Jones - of the vehicle have been charged with counts of delivery of a controlled substance, among other counts, and each have a bond set at $20,000 cash only.