A car stopped by Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies over the weekend was carrying a large quantity of Cocaine and cash. At 2 O’clock Saturday morning the car was stopped for a violation while traveling Southbound Interstate Five. Duke the K9 sniffed around and signaled the scent of drugs. Deputies searched and reported finding 5.36 Pounds of Cocaine and nearly $192,000. Jose Mendoza-Cardenas and Alvaro Martinez, both 24-years-old and from Los Angeles, were booked into jail for transportation of drugs for sale.
-Steve Gibson