11 pounds of crystal meth were hidden inside this vehicle that was stopped on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017.Tennessee State Troopers confiscated 11 pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle following a traffic stop in Nashville on Tuesday, according to a news release.
Trooper Donnie Clark stopped a gray 2014 Chevrolet Malibu on I-24 in Coffee County for a traffic violation. The driver, Shannon Baxter of Indianapolis, Indiana, was not cooperative in answering questions or behavior, and denied a request by Clark to search the vehicle.
A K-9 officer was deployed by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office and gave a positive alert to drugs in the vehicle. Trooper Jason Boles responded to help Clark search the vehicle, and together they discovered 11 pounds of crystal meth packaged in five separate plastic containers, which had been concealed behind the back seats in the trunk area under the carpet.
Baxter and his passenger, Chanel Satter of Indianapolis, Indiana, were both arrested without incident on felony meth trafficking charges, and the case will be presented for federal prosecution, according to the release.