Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2006 > September > 29 > Routine traffic stop leads to significant meth bust

Routine traffic stop leads to significant meth bust

Police find 4 1/2 pounds in hidden compartment

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
September 29, 2006

A traffic stop in Bend on Wednesday afternoon turned into a major drug bust when investigators found 4 1/2 pounds of methamphetamine stashed in a rigged hidden compartment in the dashboard of a Nissan Sentra.

Prosecutors charged 28-year-old Eliseo Sanchez-Covarrubias, of Sacramento, Calif., on....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.