Texas DPS Seizes Nearly 70 Pounds Meth in Multiple Traffic Stops

Multiple traffic stops by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in late September resulted in significant drug seizures and arrests on Interstate 40 and I-55. In Carson County, DPS troopers seized nearly 60 pounds of suspected methamphetamine hidden inside a Jeep Cherokee's fuel tank, arresting Alexis Garcia, 28, who was transporting the drugs from Texas to Oklahoma. Similarly, in Wheeler County near Shamrock, DPS confiscated over nine pounds of suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, and THC-infused vape pens concealed in luggage during a stop, leading to the arrest of Kametra Taylor, 42, and Stephon Mack, 22, both from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Additionally, in Mississippi, a Rankin County man named Charles Wayne Smith was arrested for aggravated trafficking of methamphetamine following a traffic stop on I-55. These arrests highlight ongoing efforts by law enforcement to combat the flow of illegal narcotics through traffic enforcement and inter-agency collaboration involving DPS, DEA, and local police departments.