In a Traffic Stop in Phelps County
St. Louis - A woman traveling on Interstate 44 in Phelps County, Missouri, was charged in federal court for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine today in United States District Court in St. Louis.
Michel F. Garcia-Adame, 23, of Kentucky, was taken into custody yesterday after being pulled over for a traffic violation. After an officer of the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department approached the Toyota sedan, he was able to smell the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The officer asked Garcia-Adame for consent to search the trunk of her vehicle, which she provided. Upon gaining access to the trunk of the vehicle, the officer observed two black trash bags, one on either side of the trunk. Garcia-Adame also admitted to the officer that there was a small bundle in a black bag located in the foot well of the front passenger seat.
After the officer conducted a field test of the small bundle in a black bag which tested positive for cocaine and weighed in at approximately 568 gross grams of cocaine. The officers also removed 14 bundles from the black trash bags in the trunk which were wrapped entirely in clear plastic tape. The bundles contained slightly more than 45.75 pounds of crystal methamphetamine.
Garcia-Adame is charged with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine which carries a mandatory 10 years minimum and possession with intent to distribute cocaine carries up to 20 years. They are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty.
These charges are a result of a joint investigation between the St. Louis Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
